Leveraging Comparative Phylogenetics for Evolutionary Medicine: Applications to Comparative Oncology
Walker J Compton Mellon, Beckett Sterner, J. Arvid Ågren, Orsolya Vincze, Matthew Marx, Stefania E. Kapsetaki, Ping-Han Huang, Bryan Yavari, Hunter McCollum, Barbara Natterson-Horowitz, Hannah Human, Cristina Baciu, Harley I. Richker, Diego Mallo, Carlo C. Maley, , Zachary Taylor Compton
This paper argues for integrating phylogenetic comparative methods into evolutionary medicine, using comparative oncology to show how these methods can reveal evolutionary patterns in disease traits.
Evolution Medicine and Public Health · Dec 23, 2025Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology