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Fast likelihood calculation for multivariate Gaussian phylogenetic models with shifts

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  • Mitov, Venelin
  • Bartoszek, Krzysztof
  • Asimomitis, Georgios
  • Stadler, Tanja

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Phylogenetic comparative methods (PCMs) have been used to study the evolution of quantitative traits in various groups of organisms, ranging from micro-organisms to animal and plant species. A common approach has been to assume a Gaussian phylogenetic model for the trait evolution along the tree, such as a branching Brownian motion (BM) or an Ornstein–Uhlenbeck (OU) process. Then, the parameters of the process have been inferred based on a given tree and trait data for the sampled species. At the heart of this inference lie multiple calculations of the model likelihood, that is, the probability density of the observed trait data, conditional on the model parameters and the tree. With the increasing availability of big phylogenetic trees, spanning hundreds to several thousand sampled species, this approach is facing a two-fold challenge. First, the assumption of a single Gaussian process governing the entire tree is not adequate in the presence of heterogeneous evolutionary forces acting in different parts of the tree. Second, big trees present a computational challenge, due to the time and memory complexity of the model likelihood calculation.

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  • Mitov, Venelin & Bartoszek, Krzysztof & Asimomitis, Georgios & Stadler, Tanja, 2020. "Fast likelihood calculation for multivariate Gaussian phylogenetic models with shifts," Theoretical Population Biology, Elsevier, vol. 131(C), pages 66-78.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:thpobi:v:131:y:2020:i:c:p:66-78
    DOI: 10.1016/j.tpb.2019.11.005
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