Communications Biology (Feb 2021)

Universal probabilistic programming offers a powerful approach to statistical phylogenetics

  • Fredrik Ronquist,
  • Jan Kudlicka,
  • Viktor Senderov,
  • Johannes Borgström,
  • Nicolas Lartillot,
  • Daniel Lundén,
  • Lawrence Murray,
  • Thomas B. Schön,
  • David Broman

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-021-01753-7
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 4, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Ronquist, Kudlicka, Senderov and colleagues present universal probabilistic programming as a powerful method for modeling and inference in statistical phylogenetics. They provide an accessible introduction to these techniques and apply them in inferring complex patterns of diversification and turnover in birds.