University of Idaho

Structure, function and diversity of the healthy human microbiome

Studies of the human microbiome have revealed that even healthy individuals differ remarkably in the microbes that occupy habitats such as the gut, skin and vagina. Much of this...

GEIGER: investigating evolutionary radiations

Abstract Summary: GEIGER is a new software package, written in the R language, to describe evolutionary radiations. GEIGER can carry out simulations, parameter estimation and st...

Estimating Reference Evapotranspiration Under Inaccurate Data Conditions

Performance-Based Selection of Likelihood Models for Phylogeny Estimation

Phylogenetic estimation has largely come to rely on explicitly model-based methods. This approach requires that a model be chosen and that that choice be justified. To date, jus...

Model Selection in Phylogenetics

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

Assessing Allelic Dropout and Genotype Reliability Using Maximum Likelihood

Abstract A growing number of population genetic studies utilize nuclear DNA microsatellite data from museum specimens and noninvasive sources. Genotyping errors are elevated in ...

Conservation Prioritization Using GAP Data

Data collected by the Gap Analysis Program in the state of Idaho (U.S.A.) are used to prioritize the selection of locations for conservation action and research. Set coverage an...

The history of effective population size and genetic diversity in the Yellowstone grizzly ( <i>Ursus arctos</i> ): Implications for conservation

Protein, mtDNA, and nuclear microsatellite DNA analyses have demonstrated that the Yellowstone grizzly bear has low levels of genetic variability compared with other Ursus arcto...

Accounting for Uncertainty in the Tree Topology Has Little Effect on the Decision-Theoretic Approach to Model Selection in Phylogeny Estimation

Currently available methods for model selection used in phylogenetic analysis are based on an initial fixed-tree topology. Once a model is picked based on this topology, a rigor...

Does a disordered γ-TiAl phase exist in mechanically alloyed TiAl powders?