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Wincladtree: Publication-quality tree-diagrams with TNT scripts.
1Unidad Ejecutora Lillo, UEL (CONICET-Fundación Miguel Lillo), Miguel Lillo 251, 4000, S.M. de Tucumán, Argentina.
Cladistics : the International Journal of the Willi Hennig Society
|February 27, 2024
Summary
This note introduces wincladtree, a script for creating publication-quality phylogenetic trees. It aids in visualizing character evolution on morphological datasets using a standard Hennigian format.
Area of Science:
- Computational Biology
- Systematics
- Phylogenetics
Background:
- Phylogenetic analysis requires clear visualization of evolutionary relationships.
- Morphological datasets are often analyzed using cladistic methods.
- Displaying synapomorphies in a Hennigian style is crucial for interpreting evolutionary patterns.
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