Rebecca T. Kimball

Recombination and incomplete lineage sorting resolve the enigma of lysozyme evolution

The paper resolves a long-standing paradox in lysozyme evolution by showing that recombination and incomplete lineage sorting explain apparent molecular convergence without requiring fixation of deleterious intermediates.

Efficient Inference of Macrophylogenies: Insights from the Avian Tree of Life

This study evaluates methods for inferring large-scale avian phylogenies, finding that fast tree search approaches balance computational efficiency and accuracy.

The phylogenetic position of the extinct Hawaiian honeyeaters: Overcoming the limitations of antique DNA

The paper analyzes the phylogenetic position of extinct Hawaiian honeyeaters using ultraconserved elements, overcoming issues with degraded DNA by re-aligning and re-assembling data.

Testing the mettle of METAL: A comparison of phylogenomic methods using a challenging but well-resolved phylogeny

The paper compares phylogenomic methods using a well-resolved bird species tree, finding that ML concatenation performs best, while METAL shows promise with large datasets.

Low hybridization temperatures improve target capture success of invertebrate loci

The paper investigates how lower hybridization temperatures improve target capture success for invertebrate loci, finding better recovery of ultraconserved elements with reduced temperatures.