Elaboration of Bayesian phylogenetic inference methods has continued at pace in recent
years with major new advances in nearly all aspects of the joint modelling of evolutionary …

We present a new open source, extensible and flexible software platform for Bayesian
evolutionary analysis called BEAST 2. This software platform is a re-design of the popular …

What are the models used in phylogenetic analysis and what exactly is involved in Bayesian
evolutionary analysis using Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) methods? How can you …

Computational evolutionary biology, statistical phylogenetics and coalescent-based
population genetics are becoming increasingly central to the analysis and understanding of …

Background Uncertainty in comparative analyses can come from at least two sources: a)
phylogenetic uncertainty in the tree topology or branch lengths, and b) uncertainty due to …

Bayesian inference is becoming a common statistical approach to phylogenetic estimation
because, among other reasons, it allows for rapid analysis of large data sets with complex …

Programs for Bayesian inference of phylogeny currently implement a unique and fixed suite
of models. Consequently, users of these software packages are simultaneously forced to …

Abstract The Bayesian Evolutionary Analysis by Sampling Trees (BEAST) software package
has become a primary tool for Bayesian phylogenetic and phylodynamic inference from …

Bayesian methods have become very popular in molecular phylogenetics due to the
availability of user-friendly software for running sophisticated models of evolution. However …

▪ Abstract Investigation into model selection has a long history in the statistical literature. As
model-based approaches begin dominating systematic biology, increased attention has …