S. Eryn McFarlane

Interpretable and predictive models based on high-dimensional data in ecology and evolution

The paper evaluates nine methods for variable selection and prediction in high-dimensional ecological and evolutionary data, finding that overfitting is common but prediction accuracy improves with more observations and stronger effects.

Temporal dynamics of color polymorphism and hybridization in Colias butterflies

The paper examines hybridization and color polymorphism in Colias butterflies over five years, finding hybrid ancestry correlates with intermediate phenotypes but not exclusively.

Extensive multi-species hybridization between Leuciscidae minnow species

The paper assesses hybridization between Leuciscidae minnow species and finds widespread hybridization influenced by land use and environmental factors.

Factors Influencing Emerald Ash Borer Ecological Interactions

The paper analyzes ecological interactions of emerald ash borer beetles using DNA metabarcoding, finding that collection date and life stage best predict interaction detection.

Anthropogenic factors explain wing colour variation in Colias (Lepidoptera: Pieridae) across the Toronto urbanization gradient

The paper examines how urbanization metrics affect wing color variation in Colias butterflies, suggesting human disturbance influences hybridization rates.

Reappraisal of the Dilution and Amplification Effect Framework: A Case Study in Lyme Disease

This paper reappraises the dilution and amplification effect framework in Lyme disease, arguing that these hypotheses are not falsifiable and proposing causal modeling as a better approach.