The effect of gene tree dependence on summary methods for speciestree inference
Wan-Ting He, Céline Scornavacca, Yao-ban Chan
This paper evaluates how gene tree dependence affects species tree inference accuracy using ASTRAL, finding that dependence reduces effective sample size but does not require full independence for accurate results.
Peer Community Journal · Mar 24, 2026Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology