The Tree

Home page
 
Sample Pages
Coleoptera (Beetles)
A beetle subgenus
Vertebrates
Jumping Spiders
Frogs
Cephalopods
Eukaryotes
Root of the Tree
 
 
Branches, Leaves, and Accessory pages
Treehouses
 
Tree pieces and Contributors
Distribution of the Tree
Details about location of pieces
Details about contributors
Recent additions
 

Search page

 


 

Building the Tree

Current methods of creating pages

MacClade ToL
 

Future methods of editing the new database directly

Eventually, fully WYSIWYG tools will be created

 


The Tree as a database

 

 We are now in the process of converting the Tree into a database.

 
Pages built on demand using a template structure
Serving information to other software
Incorporation of many new features to individual pages
 
Links to other internal databases
Links to external databases
(e.g., GenBank)
 
The Tree as an analytical tool
e.g., Multi-page analyses, possibly using Mesquite
 


Future of the Tree

Improving the Tree's content
Complete Trunk pages
Expand peer review
New design of pages, etc.
 
Extending the Tree's reach
Education
Conservation Biology
 


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