C. D. Siler

Embracing imperfection: machine-assisted invertebrate classification in difficult datasets

This paper trains machine learning models to classify terrestrial invertebrates using morphometric data and contextual metadata, achieving 72.7% accuracy at the lowest taxonomic level.

Generalizing Bayesian phylogenetics to infer shared evolutionary events

This paper introduces a Bayesian phylogenetic method to infer shared and multifurcating divergence events across lineages, demonstrating its effectiveness through simulations and application to gecko genomic data.

Hidden limbs in the limbless skink Brachymeles lukbani: developmental observations

This study describes the developmental stages of limb reduction in Brachymeles lukbani, revealing hidden limb structures in adult morphologically limbless skinks.

Parachute geckos free fall into synonymy: Gekko phylogeny, and a new subgeneric classification, inferred from thousands of ultraconserved elements

This paper uses ultraconserved elements to resolve phylogenetic relationships in gekkonid lizards, leading to a new subgeneric classification within the genus Gekko.

The comparative biogeography of Philippine geckos challenges predictions from a paradigm of climate-driven vicariant diversification across an island archipelago

The study challenges the species-pump model by showing Philippine gecko populations diverged independently rather than in response to climate-driven vicariance.