S. Roch

Maximum Likelihood Estimation for Unrooted 3-Leaf Trees: An Analytic Solution for the CFN Model

This paper provides a closed-form solution for maximum likelihood estimation of unrooted 3-leaf trees under the CFN model, characterizing when maximum likelihood estimates fail to exist.

Phenotypic plasticity and genetic differentiation drive troglomorphic character development in European cave loach

The paper shows that both genetic differences and environmental factors influence the development of cave-like traits in a European cave loach.

Rapid intralacustrine evolution of an invasive pelagic three-spined stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus) ecotype in Lake Constance.

This study investigates the origin and genomic basis of a rapidly evolving pelagic stickleback ecotype in Lake Constance, finding it arose from the littoral population with genomic and phenotypic differentiation.

On the Effect of Intralocus Recombination on Triplet-Based Species Tree Estimation

This paper shows that intralocus recombination creates an inconsistency zone in triplet-based species tree estimation, even with infinite data, and demonstrates this through simulations.

Polynomial-Time Statistical Estimation of Species Trees under Gene Duplication and Loss

This paper shows that species trees can be statistically estimated under gene duplication and loss, and demonstrates the consistency of the ASTRAL-multi algorithm for this task.

Geometry of the sample frequency spectrum and the perils of demographic inference

This paper analyzes the geometry of the sample frequency spectrum and shows that demographic inference methods suffer from inherent pathologies due to the non-convex and open structure of the SFS space.