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Santiago Claramunt

University of TorontoORCID 0000-0002-8926-5974Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:statistical model· 3 Research Focus:phylogenetics / evolution· 2 Assay:DNA methylation· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Organism:multiple species· 1

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Siavash MirarabiD· 2 shared Anders AlbrechtseniD· 1 shared Cai LiiD· 1 shared Carsten RahbekiD· 1 shared Chiti ArvindiD· 1 shared Elizabeth P. DerryberryiD· 1 shared Evan J. BuckiD· 1 shared Fernando Peñaloza· 1 shared

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2026-2026 · peak 3/yr

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Coalescent-based branch length estimation improves dating of species trees

Yasamin Tabatabaee, Santiago Claramunt, Siavash Mirarab

This paper introduces a scalable pipeline for dating species trees that improves accuracy and scalability by addressing gene tree discordance in multi-locus datasets.

Systematic Biology · May 20, 2026Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology

Song complexity in suboscine birds: evolutionary drivers and ecological constraints

Jingyi Yang, Chiti Arvind, Robert A. Barber, Oscar Johnson, Katie O’Brien, Richard Stanley, Gustavo A. Bravo, Evan J. Buck, Santiago Claramunt, Robb Thomas Brumfield, Michael G. Harvey, Elizabeth P. Derryberry, Joseph A. Tobias

This study uses Bayesian phylogenetic models to analyze song complexity in suboscine birds, finding that sexual selection reduces complexity while territoriality increases it, challenging the dominance of sexual selection as the primary driver.

Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences · May 20, 2026Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology

A time-calibrated phylogeny of hummingbirds supports stepwise diversification in the Andes

Rute R. da Fonseca, Gary R. Graves, Siavash Mirarab, Inger E. Winkelmann, Santiago Claramunt, Miguel M. Fonseca, José Alfredo Samaniego Castruita, Fernando Peñaloza, Cai Li, Sara Rocha, Merly Escalona, Lys Sanz Moreta, Anders Albrechtsen, Tandy Warnow, Jon Fjeldså, , Carsten Rahbek

This study reconstructs a time-calibrated hummingbird phylogeny, finding stepwise diversification in the Andes rather than a monophyletic Andean clade.

bioRxiv · Feb 9, 2026 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology