2017
Chapter One Maximizing Power in Phylogenetics and Phylogenomics: A Perspective Illuminated by Fungal Big Data
Dornburg A, Townsend JP, Wang Z. Chapter One Maximizing Power in Phylogenetics and Phylogenomics: A Perspective Illuminated by Fungal Big Data. Advances In Genetics 2017, 100: 1-47. PMID: 29153398, DOI: 10.1016/bs.adgen.2017.09.007.ChaptersConceptsTree of lifeFungal evolutionary biologyGenomic-scale dataHundreds of lociGenome-scale analysisFungal phylogenomicsFungal treeSpecies delimitationPhenotypic diversificationFirst genomeEvolutionary biologyPhylogenetic treePhylogenetic inferencePhylogenetic analysisEntire genomeTree inferenceReview of considerationsEvolutionary problemsPhylogenomicsGenomeTreesLociCentral roleExperimental designBiodiversity
2016
A comprehensive phylogeny of birds (Aves) using targeted next-generation DNA sequencing
Prum R, Berv J, Dornburg A, Field D, Townsend J, Lemmon E, Lemmon A. A comprehensive phylogeny of birds (Aves) using targeted next-generation DNA sequencing. Nature 2016, 534: s7-s8. DOI: 10.1038/nature19417.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMajor avian lineagesAvian lineagesSister groupSequence dataLiving birdsCretaceous–Palaeogene mass extinctionIdentical phylogenetic treesDivergence time analysesGenomic sequence dataSuccessive sister groupsMaximum likelihood analysisNext-generation DNA sequencingHybrid enrichmentNuclear lociAvian phylogenyCrown birdsComprehensive phylogenyMajor cladesEvolutionary historyMajor radiationPhylogenetic treeCladePhylogenyLikelihood analysisDNA sequencing
2012
Phylogenetic Signal and Noise: Predicting the Power of a Data Set to Resolve Phylogeny
Townsend JP, Su Z, Tekle YI. Phylogenetic Signal and Noise: Predicting the Power of a Data Set to Resolve Phylogeny. Systematic Biology 2012, 61: 835-849. PMID: 22389443, DOI: 10.1093/sysbio/sys036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhylogenetic signalPhylogenetic noisePhylogenetic treeAdditional sequence dataRate of evolutionPhylogenetic researchPhylogenetic experimental designSequence dataImpact of collectionInternodesPower of resolutionFundamental unitTreesPhylogeneticsPhylogenyPolytomyGenesLociPotential signalsSignalsExample data setsData sets