Devin Y Mendoza

Detecting cryptic ghost lineage introgression in four-taxon genomic datasets

This paper introduces ghostbuster, a statistical test to detect ghost lineage introgression in genomic data, showing it accurately identifies such events in simulations and corrects a previously misinterpreted introgression in Brassicaceae.

Reciprocal exchange obscures phylogenetic patterns of introgression

The paper identifies reciprocal introgression as a hidden process that distorts phylogenetic patterns and introgression detection, showing it produces conflicting signals that obscure true introgression events.