J. Barba-Montoya

Data-driven speciation tree prior for better species divergence times in calibration-poor molecular phylogenies

This paper introduces a data-driven birth-death tree prior to improve Bayesian node age estimates in calibration-poor phylogenies, reducing the need for many well-constrained calibrations.

Relative efficiencies of simple and complex substitution models in estimating divergence times in phylogenomics

This study compares simple and complex substitution models for divergence time estimation, finding that simple models can produce similar results to complex ones in many datasets.

Using phylogenomic data to explore the effects of relaxed clocks and calibration strategies on divergence time estimation: Primates as a test case

This study evaluates how fossil calibrations and molecular clock models affect primate divergence time estimates, finding that auto-correlated rates models provide better fits and more reliable time estimates.