Biodiversity Information Projects of the World

Amphibiatree

Project Website

http://amphibiatree.org

Project Description

AmphibiaTree is a community-based research effort. The goal is to promote a comprehensive tree of all amphibians. We envision not simply a skeletal branchwork, but also a tree heavy with foliage and inflorescence, rich in hue and texture. In other words, we seek insights about evolutionary history through integrative studies from a range of data.

We offer to the community opportunities and resources for collaboration. We encourage others to our labs in order to facilitate their independent research, and to provide ideas and interaction (see Philosophy).

The initial funding for the AmphibiaTree project is from the Assembling the Tree of Life program of the National Science Foundation (see Synopsis). However, we are actively seeking funding from other sources, and we are interested in partnering with other groups to realize these goals.

Contact

David Cannatella
Coordinator
University of Texas

Project Type

Facilitator

Project Language

English

Key Inputs

Funding from National Science Foundation, data from researchers

Key Infrastructure

Open source on-line database for phyloinformatics

Key Technologies

Open source?

Key Processes

Unknown

Geographic Scope

Global - Global

Taxonomic Scope

Class - Amphibia

Comments

A community of research

Record Status

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