Space, time, form: viewing the Tree of Life
Trends in Ecology & Evolution, Volume 27, Issue 2, 113-120, 03 January 2012
Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Ltd All rights reserved.
10.1016/j.tree.2011.12.002
Authors
Roderic D.M. Page See Affiliations
Summary
There are numerous ways to display a phylogenetic tree, which is reflected in the diversity of software tools available to phylogenetists. Displaying very large trees continues to be a challenge, made ever harder as increasing computing power enables researchers to construct ever-larger trees. At the same time, computing technology is enabling novel visualisations, ranging from geophylogenies embedded on digital globes to touch-screen interfaces that enable greater interaction with evolutionary trees. In this review, I survey recent developments in phylogenetic visualisation, highlighting successful (and less successful) approaches and sketching some future directions.
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