C. Roman Palacios

The phruta R package and salphycon shiny app: increasing access, reproducibility, and transparency in phylogenetic analyses

The paper introduces phruta, an R package for phylogenetic analysis, and salphycon, a Shiny app to improve access and reproducibility of phylogenetic workflows.

Animal chromosome counts reveal similar range of chromosome numbers but with less polyploidy in animals compared to flowering plants

The paper introduces the Animal Chromosome Count database and finds similar chromosome number distributions between animals and flowering plants, with less polyploidy in animals.

Polyploidy increases overall diversity despite higher turnover than diploids in the Brassicaceae

This study examines the evolutionary impact of polyploidy in the Brassicaceae family, finding that polyploids have faster speciation and extinction rates but contribute significantly to long-term species diversity.