F. Ronquist

Biotic and abiotic drivers of ecosystem functioning differ between a temperate and a tropical region

This study compares biotic and abiotic drivers of ecosystem functioning in temperate and tropical regions, finding differing patterns and drivers between the two zones.

Skyline fossilized birth-death model is robust to violations of sampling assumptions in total-evidence dating

This paper shows that the skyline FBD model provides more robust age estimates in total-evidence dating by reducing deep root attraction effects caused by sampling biases.

Phylogenomic Analysis of Protein-Coding Genes Resolves Complex Gall Wasp Relationships

This paper uses phylogenomic analysis of protein-coding genes to resolve relationships among gall wasps, finding that Cynipidae is not monophyletic and proposing its division into three families.

Optimizing insect metabarcoding using replicated mock communities

This study evaluates metabarcoding protocols for insect communities using mock communities, finding that mild lysis is better for presence/absence, while homogenization improves biomass estimates.

Large-scale Integrative Taxonomy (LIT): resolving the data conundrum for dark taxa

The paper introduces Large-scale Integrative Taxonomy (LIT) to efficiently delimit species in dark taxa by combining rapid, low-cost data with targeted validation, achieving high congruence with morphology.

Phylogenetic reconstruction of ancestral ecological networks through time for pierid butterflies and their host plants

This study reconstructs ancestral ecological networks of pierid butterflies and their host plants over time, showing how network structure changes with host-range expansions and recolonizations.

Universal probabilistic programming offers a powerful approach to statistical phylogenetics

This paper demonstrates that universal probabilistic programming languages can effectively solve phylogenetic analysis by generating efficient inference algorithms and applying them to bird phylogenies.

The effect of ethanol concentration on the morphological and molecular preservation of insects for biodiversity studies

This study examines how ethanol concentration affects insect preservation for morphology and DNA, finding trade-offs between the two.

Completing Linneaus's inventory of the Swedish insect fauna: only 5,000 species left?

The paper estimates the Swedish insect fauna contains around 33,000 species, with 5,000 remaining to be discovered, highlighting taxonomic and ecological biases in current knowledge.

Using Parsimony-Guided Tree Proposals to Accelerate Convergence in Bayesian Phylogenetic Inference

This paper introduces parsimony-guided tree moves to improve convergence and mixing in Bayesian phylogenetic inference, showing they outperform standard MCMC methods on empirical datasets.

Bayesian inference of ancestral host-parasite interactions under a phylogenetic model of host repertoire evolution

The paper develops a Bayesian method to infer coevolutionary history between hosts and parasites, accounting for complex host range dynamics and host repertoire evolution.

Establishing insect community composition using metabarcoding of soil samples, and preservative ethanol and homogenate from Malaise trap catches: surprising inconsistencies between methods.

This study compares DNA metabarcoding methods for insect communities, finding inconsistencies between COI and 16S markers and between sampling methods like ethanol and homogenate.