Catherine E. Wagner

The paper shows that intermediate abundance maximizes speciation probability under limited dispersal, supported by empirical analysis of Hawaiian arthropod data.

The paper broadens the ecological scale of the Threshold Elemental Ratio (TER) to study nonlinear dynamics across biological levels, showing its prevalence and mechanisms across diverse systems.

The paper uses whole genomes to show that cichlid fish species in Lake Victoria and nearby lakes diversified extremely rapidly, with speciation rates much higher than previously estimated.

The paper uses genomic and phylogenetic methods to show that Lates fishes colonized Lake Tanganyika ~1-2 Mya, diversified into four species during glacial cycles, and their radiation had significant ecological impacts.

The paper shows that reference genome choice and filtering thresholds affect phylogenetic tree accuracy and balance in genomic data analysis.