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Mark Pagel is affiliated with the University of Reading in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple disciplines, primarily within Arts and Humanities as well as Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology.

The scientist has focused extensively on topics related to linguistics and language evolution, evolution and paleontology studies, and cultural studies. Key areas of work include:

  • Linguistics and language evolution
  • Evolution and Paleontology Studies
  • Linguistics and Cultural Studies
  • Language and cultural evolution
  • Genetic diversity and population structure
  • Evolution and Genetic Dynamics
  • Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation

Mark Pagel's subfields of study reflect this interdisciplinary approach, with publications in Language and Linguistics, Genetics, Paleontology, Cultural Studies, and Molecular Biology. They have contributed to both theoretical and empirical research in these areas.

The scientist has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Andrew Meade
  • Simon Branford
  • Chris Venditti
  • Hanzhi Zhang
  • Ruth Mace

Among their recent papers are the following publications:

  • "Dated phylogeny suggests early Neolithic origin of Sino-Tibetan languages," 2020, Scientific Reports
  • "General statistical model shows that macroevolutionary patterns and processes are consistent with Darwinian gradualism," 2022, Nature Communications
  • "Evolutionary trees can't reveal speciation and extinction rates," 2020, Nature
  • "Ancestral State Reconstruction Using BayesTraits," 2022, Methods in molecular biology
  • "A phylogenetic analysis of dispersal norms, descent and subsistence in Sino-Tibetans," 2022, Evolution and Human Behavior

Mark Pagel publishes frequently in venues such as Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Scientific Reports, Nature Communications, Nature, and Methods in molecular biology.

Best Publications

  • The comparative method in evolutionary biology

    Paul H. Harvey;Mark D. Pagel

  • Inferring the historical patterns of biological evolution

    Mark Pagel

  • Phylogenetic analysis and comparative data: a test and review of evidence

    R. P. Freckleton;P. H. Harvey;M. Pagel

  • Detecting Correlated Evolution on Phylogenies: A General Method for the Comparative Analysis of Discrete Characters

    Mark Pagel

  • Bayesian estimation of ancestral character states on phylogenies.

    Mark Pagel;Andrew Meade;Daniel Barker

  • Inferring evolutionary processes from phylogenies

    Mark Pagel

  • The Maximum Likelihood Approach to Reconstructing Ancestral Character States of Discrete Characters on Phylogenies

    Mark Pagel

  • Bayesian Analysis of Correlated Evolution of Discrete Characters by Reversible-Jump Markov Chain Monte Carlo

    Mark Pagel;Andrew Meade

  • A method for the analysis of comparative data

    Mark D. Pagel

  • Frequency of word-use predicts rates of lexical evolution throughout Indo-European history

    Mark Pagel;Mark Pagel;Quentin D. Atkinson;Andrew Meade

  • Major fungal lineages are derived from lichen symbiotic ancestors

    François Lutzoni;François Lutzoni;Mark Pagel;Valérie Reeb;Valérie Reeb;Valérie Reeb

  • Social networks: we get by with (and in spite of) a little help from our friends.

    Mark D. Pagel;William W. Erdly;Joseph Becker

  • A Phylogenetic Mixture Model for Detecting Pattern-Heterogeneity in Gene Sequence or Character-State Data

    Mark Pagel;Andrew Meade

  • On the Regulation of Populations of Mammals, Birds, Fish, and Insects

    Richard M. Sibly;Daniel Barker;Michael C. Denham;Michael C. Denham;Michael C. Denham;Jim Hone;Jim Hone;Jim Hone

  • Magnetite-Loaded Polymeric Micelles as Ultrasensitive Magnetic-Resonance Probes†

    Hua Ai;Christopher Flask;Brent Weinberg;Xintao Shuai

  • RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE ANALYSIS OF COMPARATIVE DATA

    Mark D. Pagel;Paul H. Harvey

  • Comparative biology of mammalian telomeres: hypotheses on ancestral states and the roles of telomeres in longevity determination

    Nuno M V Gomes;Nuno M V Gomes;Oliver A. Ryder;Marlys L. Houck;Suellen J. Charter

  • Detecting Regular Sound Changes in Linguistics as Events of Concerted Evolution

    Daniel J. Hruschka;Simon Branford;Eric D. Smith;Eric D. Smith;Jon Wilkins

  • Multiple routes to mammalian diversity

    Chris Venditti;Andrew Meade;Mark Pagel;Mark Pagel

  • ECOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF THE GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION AND DIVERSITY OF MAMMALIAN SPECIES

    Mark D. Pagel;Robert M. May;Annie R. Collie

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul H. Harvey
Paul H. Harvey University of Oxford
Ruth Mace
Ruth Mace University College London
Quentin D. Atkinson
Quentin D. Atkinson University of Auckland
Richard M. Sibly
Richard M. Sibly University of Reading
Andrew Pomiankowski
Andrew Pomiankowski University College London
François Lutzoni
François Lutzoni Duke University
Robert P. Freckleton
Robert P. Freckleton University of Sheffield
Jim Hone
Jim Hone University of Canberra
Anders Pape Møller
Anders Pape Møller University of Paris-Saclay
Mark A. Elgar
Mark A. Elgar University of Melbourne

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