R. Etienne

Impact of Evolutionary Relatedness on Species Diversification and Tree Shape

The paper presents a birth-death model where speciation rates depend on evolutionary relatedness, showing how different scales of relatedness affect tree shape and diversification patterns.

Inferring state-dependent diversification rates using approximate Bayesian computation (ABC)

This paper develops an ABC framework to estimate state-dependent diversification rates in the BiSSE model and evaluates its performance against likelihood-based methods.

Identifying summary statistics for approximate Bayesian computation in a phylogenetic island biogeography model

This study proposes summary statistics for approximate Bayesian computation in a phylogenetic island biogeography model and evaluates their performance against likelihood-based methods.

From Fossils to Living Canids: Two Contrasting Perspectives on Biogeographic Diversification

The paper extends a speciation model to include extinct species in Canidae phylogeny, finding contrasting diversification patterns between extant and complete trees.

A simple island biodiversity model is robust to trait dependence in diversification and colonization rates

This study evaluates how trait-dependent diversification rates affect the accuracy of phylogenetic models on islands, finding that moderate rate differences do not significantly impact diversity metrics.

Social modulation of oogenesis and egg-laying in Drosophila melanogaster

This study shows that Drosophila melanogaster modulates egg-laying rate and timing based on group size, using visual cues and hormonal pathways to reduce offspring competition.

The effect of climate change on the distribution of Canidae

This study models the current and future distributions of Canidae species under climate change scenarios and assesses their potential for evolutionary rescue.

A unified model of species abundance, genetic diversity, and functional diversity revealsthe mechanisms structuring ecological communities

The paper introduces a mechanistic model integrating species abundance, genetic diversity, and functional diversity to infer ecological community assembly processes using tropical tree, arthropod, and gastropod communities.

Performance in a novel environment subject to ghost competition.

The study shows that the initial presence of a ghost competitor increases the fecundity of a more successful species for at least 25 generations in a novel environment.

A simple spatially explicit neutral model explains range size distribution of reef fishes

The paper uses a spatially explicit neutral model to show dispersal ability explains range size variation in reef fishes.