F. Bienvenu

Opening the species box: What parsimonious microscopic models of speciation have to say about macroevolution

This paper argues that parsimonious microscopic models of speciation are needed to understand macroevolution, but too detailed models fail to make robust predictions.

The Kinship Matrix: Inferring the Kinship Structure of a Population from its Demography

The paper provides a method to compute expected kinship metrics from matrix population models, enabling analysis of familial structure and its sensitivity to demographic traits.

The equivocal mean age of parents in a cohort

The paper critiques the use of mean parent age as a measure of mean age at reproduction and introduces a new measure that differs significantly.

The genealogical decomposition of a matrix population model with applications to the aggregation of stages

This paper decomposes matrix population models into a triple of components and introduces a method to aggregate stages while preserving key demographic properties.