George Paul Tiley

Advancing transdisciplinary research on Madagascar's grassy biomes to support resilience in ecosystems and livelihoods

Phelps, L. N., Razanatsoa, E., Davis, D. S., Hackel, J., Rasolondrainy, T., Tiley, G. P., … Lehmann, C. E. R. (2025, May 1). Ecological Monographs.

Extracting diamonds: identifiability of 4-node cycles in level-1 phylogenetic networks

Tiley, G. P., Liu, N., & Solís-Lemus, C. (2025, January 1). Evolutionary Journal of the Linnean Society.

Madagascar's grassy biomes, from Holocene to Anthropocene

Hackel, J., Davis, D. S., Rasolondrainy, T., Razanatsoa, E., Tiley, G. P., & Phelps, L. N. (2025, June 29). Plants People Planet.

Phylogenetic networks empower biodiversity research

Kong, S., Solís-Lemus, C., & Tiley, G. P. (2025, July 28). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Benefits and Limits of Phasing Alleles for Network Inference of Allopolyploid Complexes

Tiley, G. P., Crowl, A. A., Manos, P. S., Sessa, E. B., Solís-Lemus, C., Yoder, A. D., & Burleigh, J. G. (2024, May 11). (S. Smith, Ed.). Systematic Biology.

Integrative taxonomy clarifies the evolution of a cryptic primate clade

Elst, T., Sgarlata, G. M., Schüßler, D., Tiley, G. P., Poelstra, J. W., Scheumann, M., … Salmona, J. (2024, September 27). Nature Ecology & Evolution.

SLEDGe: Inference of ancient whole genome duplications using machine learning

Sutherland, B. L., Tiley, G. P., Li, Z., McKibben, M. T. W., & Barker, M. S. (2024, January 18).

Estimation of species divergence times in presence of cross-species gene flow

Tiley, G. P., Flouri, T., Jiao, X., Poelstra, J. W., Xu, B., Zhu, T., … Yang, Z. (2023, March 22). (B. Carstens, Ed.). Systematic Biology.

Extracting diamonds: Identifiability of 4-node cycles in level-1 phylogenetic networks under a pseudolikelihood coalescent model

Tiley, G., Liu, N., & Solís-Lemus, C. (2023, October 30). BioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory).

Genetic variation in Loudetia simplex supports the presence of ancient grasslands in Madagascar

Tiley, G. P., Crowl, A. A., Almary, T. O. M., Luke, W. R. Q., Solofondranohatra, C. L., Besnard, G., … Vorontsova, M. S. (2023, September 27). Plants People Planet.

Genetic variation inLoudetia simplexsupports the presence of ancient grasslands in Madagascar

Tiley, G. P., Crowl, A. A., Almary, T. O. M., Luke, W. R. Q., Solofondranohatra, C. L., Besnard, G., … Vorontsova, M. S. (2023, April 8). BioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory).

Phylogenomic analyses provide insights into primate evolution

Shao, Y., Zhou, L., Li, F., Zhao, L., Zhang, B.-L., Shao, F., … Wu, D.-D. (2023, June 1). Science.

The grass that built the Central Highland of Madagascar: environmental niches and morphological diversity ofLoudetia simplex

Almary, T. O. M., White, J., Rasaminirina, F., Razanatsoa, J., Lehmann, C., Rakotoarinivo, M., … Tiley, G. P. (2023, September 26). BioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory).

A first complete phylogenomic hypothesis for diploid blueberries (Vaccinium section Cyanococcus)

American Journal of Botany, 109(10), 1596–1606.

Author response: The Mutationathon highlights the importance of reaching standardization in estimates of pedigree-based germline mutation rates

Bergeron, L. A., Besenbacher, S., Turner, T., Versoza, C. J., Wang, R. J., Price, A. L., … Schierup, M. H. (2022, January 4). ELife.

Population genomic structure in Goodman's mouse lemur reveals long‐standing separation of Madagascar's Central Highlands and eastern rainforests

Tiley, G. P., Elst, T., Teixeira, H., Schüßler, D., Salmona, J., Blanco, M. B., … Yoder, A. D. (2022, July 26). Molecular Ecology.

The Mutationathon highlights the importance of reaching standardization in estimates of pedigree-based germline mutation rates

Bergeron, L. A., Besenbacher, S., Turner, T., Versoza, C. J., Wang, R. J., Price, A. L., … Schierup, M. H. (2022, January 12). ELife.

A target enrichment probe set for resolving the flagellate land plant tree of life

Breinholt, J. W., Carey, S. B., Tiley, G. P., Davis, E. C., Endara, L., McDaniel, S. F., … Burleigh, J. G. (2021, January 1). Applications in Plant Sciences.

Benefits and Limits of Phasing Alleles for Network Inference of Allopolyploid Complexes

Tiley, G. P., Crowl, A. A., Manos, P. S., Sessa, E. B., Solís-Lemus, C., Yoder, A. D., & Burleigh, J. G. (2021, May 4). BioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory).

Gene-rich UV sex chromosomes harbor conserved regulators of sexual development

Carey, S. B., Jenkins, J., Lovell, J. T., Maumus, F., Sreedasyam, A., Payton, A. C., … McDaniel, S. F. (2021, June 30). Science Advances, Vol. 7.

Pedigree-based and phylogenetic methods support surprising patterns of mutation rate and spectrum in the gray mouse lemur

Campbell, C. R., Tiley, G. P., Poelstra, J. W., Hunnicutt, K. E., Larsen, P. A., Lee, H.-J., … Yoder, A. D. (2021, July 16). Heredity.

Population genomic structure in Goodman's mouse lemur reveals long-standing separation of Madagascar's Central Highlands and eastern rainforests

Tiley, G., Elst, T., Teixeira, H., Schüßler, D., Salmona, J., Blanco, M., … Yoder, A. (2021, December 15).

The challenge and promise of estimating the de novo mutation rate from whole‐genome comparisons among closely related individuals

Yoder, A. D., & Tiley, G. P. (2021, June 1). Molecular Ecology.

Cryptic Patterns of Speciation in Cryptic Primates: Microendemic Mouse Lemurs and the Multispecies Coalescent

Poelstra, J. W., Salmona, J., Tiley, G. P., Schüßler, D., Blanco, M. B., Andriambeloson, J. B., … Yoder, A. D. (2020, June 30). (J. Esselstyn, Ed.). Systematic Biology, Vol. 7.

Molecular Clocks without Rocks: New Solutions for Old Problems

Tiley, G. P., Poelstra, J. W., Reis, M., Yang, Z., & Yoder, A. D. (2020, July 22). Trends in Genetics, Vol. 36, pp. 845–856.

Population genomic structure in Goodman’s mouse lemur reveals long-standing separation of Madagascar’s Central Highlands and eastern rainforests

Tiley, G. P., Blanco, M. B., Ralison, J. M., Rasoloarison, R. M., Stahlke, A. R., Hohenlohe, P. A., … Yoder, A. D. (2020, January 30). BioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Vol. 1.

The Ceratodon purpureus genome uncovers structurally complex, gene rich sex chromosomes

Carey, S. B., Jenkins, J., Lovell, J. T., Maumus, F., Sreedasyam, A., Payton, A. C., … McDaniel, S. F. (2020, July 4). BioRxiv.

Whole genome phylogeny of Gallus: introgression and data-type effects

Tiley, G. P., Pandey, A., Kimball, R. T., Braun, E. L., & Burleigh, J. G. (2020, March 17). Avian Research, Vol. 11.

Comparative Genomic Analysis of the Pheromone Receptor Class 1 Family (V1R) Reveals Extreme Complexity in Mouse Lemurs (Genus, Microcebus) and a Chromosomal Hotspot across Mammals

Hunnicutt, K. E., Tiley, G. P., Williams, R. C., Larsen, P. A., Blanco, M. B., Rasoloarison, R. M., … Yoder, A. D. (2019, September 14). Genome Biology and Evolution.

Cryptic Patterns of Speciation in Cryptic Primates: Microendemic Mouse Lemurs and the Multispecies Coalescent

Schußler, D., Salmona, J., Blanco, M. B., Poelstra, J., Tiley, G. P., Andriambeloson, J. B., … Radespiel, U. (2019, August 21). BioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory).

Elaborate expansion of syntenic V1R hotspots correlates with high species diversity in nocturnal mouse and dwarf lemurs

Hunnicutt, K. E., Tiley, G. P., Williams, R. C., Larsen, P. A., Blanco, M. B., Rasoloarison, R. M., … Yoder, A. D. (2019, May 15). BioRxiv.

One thousand plant transcriptomes and the phylogenomics of green plants

Leebens-Mack, J. H., Barker, M. S., Carpenter, E. J., Deyholos, M. K., Gitzendanner, M. A., Graham, S. W., … Wong, G. K.-S. (2019, October 23). Nature, Vol. 574, pp. 679-+.

Pedigree-based measurement of the de novo mutation rate in the gray mouse lemur reveals a high mutation rate, few mutations in CpG sites, and a weak sex bias

Campbell, C. R., Tiley, G. P., Poelstra, J. W., Hunnicutt, K. E., Larsen, P. A., Lee, H.-J., … Yoder, A. D. (2019, August 5). BioRxiv.

Reply to Nakatani and McLysaght: Analyzing deep duplication events

Li, Z., Tiley, G. P., Rundell, R. J., & Barker, M. S. (2019, January 23). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Vol. 116, pp. 1819–1820.

Assessing the performance of Ks plots for detecting ancient whole genome duplications

Tiley, G. P., Barker, M. S., & Burleigh, J. G. (2018, September 17). Genome Biology and Evolution, Vol. 9.

Comparison of the Chinese bamboo partridge and red Junglefowl genome sequences highlights the importance of demography in genome evolution

Tiley, G. P., Kimball, R. T., Braun, E. L., & Burleigh, J. G. (2018, May 8). BMC Genomics, Vol. 19.

Multiple large-scale gene and genome duplications during the evolution of hexapods

Li, Z., Tiley, G. P., Galuska, S. R., Reardon, C. R., Kidder, T. I., Rundell, R. J., & Barker, M. S. (2018, April 19). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Vol. 115, pp. 4713–4718.

Neutral Theory Is the Foundation of Conservation Genetics

Yoder, A. D., Poelstra, J. W., Tiley, G. P., Williams, R. C., & Kumar, S. (2018, April 14). Molecular Biology and Evolution, Vol. 35, pp. 1322–1326.

Evaluating and Characterizing Ancient Whole-Genome Duplications in Plants with Gene Count Data

Tiley, G. P., Ané, C., & Burleigh, J. G. (2016, March 17). Genome Biology and Evolution, Vol. 8, pp. 1023–1037.

Erratum to: The relationship of recombination rate, genome structure, and patterns of molecular evolution across angiosperms

Tiley, G. P., & Burleigh, J. G. (2015, November 9). BMC Evolutionary Biology, Vol. 15.

The relationship of recombination rate, genome structure, and patterns of molecular evolution across angiosperms

Tiley, G. P., & Burleigh, J. G. (2015, September 16). BMC Evolutionary Biology, Vol. 15.

Evolutionary Relationships among Ipomoea batatas and Closely Related Species

Hortscience. https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/68496722/

Phylogenetics and diversification of morning glories (tribe Ipomoeeae, Convolvulaceae) based on whole plastome sequences

Eserman, L. A., Tiley, G. P., Jarret, R. L., Leebens‐Mack, J. H., & Miller, R. E. (2013, December 27). American Journal of Botany, Vol. 101, pp. 92–103.