J. D. Matheson

Background selection from unlinked sites causes non-independent evolution of deleterious mutations

The paper shows that background selection from unlinked sites reduces neutral genetic diversity more than linked sites, and explains underdispersion of deleterious load without requiring epistasis.

Human deleterious mutation rate slows adaptation and implies high fitness variance

The paper shows that high human deleterious mutation rates slow adaptation and increase fitness variance, but also suggest that increased mutation rates can speed adaptation.

Substitution load revisited: a high proportion of deaths can be selective

The paper revisits Haldane's Dilemma by analyzing substitution load and selective deaths in Arabidopsis thaliana, finding a higher proportion of selective deaths than previously thought.