S. Hoehna

Assessing the Adequacy of Morphological Models used in Palaeobiology

The paper assesses the adequacy of morphological models in phylogenetics using posterior predictive simulations and finds that current Mk model variations perform adequately but no single model is universally best.

Sex-biased migration and demographic history of the big European firefly Lampyris noctiluca

This study investigates the demographic history and sex-biased migration patterns of Lampyris noctiluca, revealing a complex colonization history with maternal and male-only migration routes.

ACDC: Analysis of Congruent Diversification Classes

ACDC explores congruence classes of diversification rates in phylogenies, identifying common patterns despite non-identifiability.

Exploring genome gene content and morphological analysis to test recalcitrant nodes in the animal phylogeny

The paper uses genome gene content and morphological data to investigate unresolved nodes in animal phylogeny, supporting sponges as the sister group of animals and Xenacoelomorpha as the sister group of Bilateria.

A Time-calibrated Firefly (Coleoptera: Lampyridae) Phylogeny: Using Genomic Data for Divergence Time Estimation

The paper estimates a time-calibrated firefly phylogeny using genomic data and evaluates the impact of data subset selection and model adequacy on divergence time estimation.

The rise of grasslands is linked to atmospheric CO2 decline in the late Palaeogene

This study links the rise of grasslands to a decline in atmospheric CO2 during the late Palaeogene, showing increased diversification rates in grasses and daisies after a major CO2 reduction.

Stepwise Bayesian Phylogenetic Inference

This paper introduces a stepwise Bayesian approach to phylogenetic inference that propagates uncertainty through analysis steps, demonstrating its equivalence to joint inference under certain conditions and improved computational efficiency.

Relative time constraints improve molecular dating

This study introduces a method to improve molecular dating by combining fossil calibrations with relative age constraints, showing significant improvements in estimating node ages using simulations and empirical data.

On the inference of a southern origin of the North American firefly Photinus pyralis

This study infers the origin of Photinus pyralis in Central or South America and traces its colonization of North America using demographic modeling and RAD data.

A Bayesian Approach for Estimating Branch-Specific Speciation and Extinction Rates

This paper introduces a Bayesian method to estimate branch-specific diversification rates in phylogenies, accounting for extinct lineages and showing increased diversification rates in Old World Monkeys.

Drift and directional selection are the evolutionary forces driving gene expression divergence in eye and brain tissue of Heliconius butterflies

This study identifies evolutionary forces driving gene expression divergence in Heliconius butterfly eye and brain tissue, finding genetic drift as dominant with directional selection also playing a role.

Stochastic character mapping of state-dependent diversification reveals the tempo of evolutionary decline in self-compatible Onagraceae lineages

This study introduces a new stochastic character mapping algorithm to analyze state-dependent diversification in Onagraceae plants, finding self-compatible lineages have higher extinction rates and lower net-diversification rates.

Cladogenetic and Anagenetic Models of Chromosome Number Evolution: a Bayesian Model Averaging Approach

This paper introduces ChromoSSE, a Bayesian model that incorporates both anagenetic and cladogenetic chromosome number evolution, and applies it to study chromosomal changes in several plant clades.