Michael J. Andersen

This study shows that mangrove specialization drove speciation in a cryptic avian species complex by promoting reproductive isolation during Pleistocene refugial dynamics.

The paper shows that genetic drift, not selection, drives rapid phenotypic evolution in island bird populations by linking color trait evolution to genomic diversity decline.

The paper examines gene flow patterns in Bells Vireo across a desert contact zone, finding neutral admixture driven by dispersal corridors rather than local adaptation.

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

This study uses whole genome resequencing of Todiramphus kingfishers to show incomplete lineage sorting, gene flow, and mitochondrial capture in island radiations.

The paper studies secondary contact and gene flow in whistler birds in Fiji, identifying a genomic region linked to phenotypic differences and proposing rapid plumage evolution and post-divergence gene flow as key factors.

PleistoDist quantifies Pleistocene sea-level effects on island biotas and tests dispersal hypotheses using population genetic simulations.