Stefan Sommer

DICAROS improves ancestral shape reconstruction by modeling shape correlations using diffeomorphic dynamics, outperforming traditional methods on non-symmetric trees.

This study introduces a stochastic framework for phylogenetic shape analysis using diffusion processes and applies it to butterfly wing data.

The paper evaluates macroevolutionary patterns in avian beak morphology using 3D landmarks and a supertree, finding that integration promotes phenotypic evolution by reducing developmental constraints.

This paper introduces DICAROS, a method for ancestral shape reconstruction that outperforms existing methods by combining LDDMM and Felsensteins Independent Contrasts, and applies it to swallowtail butterflies.