Doctoral thesis · 2026

Diversification Models and Neural Inference

University of Groningen

Exploring evolutionary diversification through stochastic models, phylogenies and neural inference.

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Papers

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Preprints

bioRxiv2026

From Movement to Spread: Generating Livestock Contact Networks that Preserve Infection Dynamics.

Qin, T., Atamer Balkan, B., Schmid, B. V., ten Bosch, Q. A.

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bioRxiv2026

Identifying evolutionary relatedness effects on diversification from phylogenies using neural networks.

Qin, T., van Benthem, K., Valente, L.^†, Etienne, R. S.^†

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Peer-reviewed articles

Systematic Biology · 75(2), 344–3652026

Parameter estimation from phylogenetic trees using neural networks and ensemble learning.

Qin, T., van Benthem, K. J., Valente, L.^†, Etienne, R. S.^†

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Journal of Theoretical Biology · 598, 1119922025

Impact of evolutionary relatedness on species diversification and tree shape.

Qin, T., Valente, L.^†, Etienne, R. S.^†

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Plant Biology · 22(4), 591–5992020

Phylogenetic diversity is a better predictor of wetland community resistance to Alternanthera philoxeroides invasion than species richness.

Qin, T.-J., Zhou, J., Sun, Y., Müller-Schärer, H., Luo, F.-L., Dong, B.-C., Li, H.-L., Yu, F.-H.

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Weed Research · 59(5), 377–3862019

Growth traits of the exotic plant Hydrocotyle vulgaris and the evenness of resident plant communities are mediated by community age, not species diversity.

Qin, T.-J.^*, Guan, Y.-T.^*, Quan, H., Dong, B.-C., Luo, F.-L., Zhang, M.-X., Li, H.-L., Yu, F.-H.

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Marine and Freshwater Research · 69(5), 811–8222018

Sediment type and nitrogen deposition affect the relationship between Alternanthera philoxeroides and experimental wetland plant communities.

Qin, T.-J., Guan, Y.-T., Zhang, M.-X., Li, H.-L., Yu, F.-H.

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* Equal contribution. † Joint senior authors.

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Diversification Models and Neural Inference

Preprints

From Movement to Spread: Generating Livestock Contact Networks that Preserve Infection Dynamics. ↗

Identifying evolutionary relatedness effects on diversification from phylogenies using neural networks. ↗

Peer-reviewed articles

Parameter estimation from phylogenetic trees using neural networks and ensemble learning. ↗

Impact of evolutionary relatedness on species diversification and tree shape. ↗

Phylogenetic diversity is a better predictor of wetland community resistance to Alternanthera philoxeroides invasion than species richness. ↗

Growth traits of the exotic plant Hydrocotyle vulgaris and the evenness of resident plant communities are mediated by community age, not species diversity. ↗

Sediment type and nitrogen deposition affect the relationship between Alternanthera philoxeroides and experimental wetland plant communities. ↗

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From Movement to Spread: Generating Livestock Contact Networks that Preserve Infection Dynamics.

Identifying evolutionary relatedness effects on diversification from phylogenies using neural networks.

Parameter estimation from phylogenetic trees using neural networks and ensemble learning.

Impact of evolutionary relatedness on species diversification and tree shape.

Phylogenetic diversity is a better predictor of wetland community resistance to Alternanthera philoxeroides invasion than species richness.

Growth traits of the exotic plant Hydrocotyle vulgaris and the evenness of resident plant communities are mediated by community age, not species diversity.

Sediment type and nitrogen deposition affect the relationship between Alternanthera philoxeroides and experimental wetland plant communities.