TreeGraph 2: Combining and visualizing evidence from different phylogenetic analyses

Background: Today it is common to apply multiple potentially conflicting data sources to a given phylogenetic problem. At the same time, several different inference techniques are routinely employed instead of relying on just one. In view of both trends it is becoming increasingly important to be able to efficiently compare different sets of statistical values supporting (or conflicting with) the nodes of a given tree topology, and merging this into a meaningful representation. A tree editor supporting this should also allow for flexible editing operations and be able to produce ready-topublish figures. Results: We developed TreeGraph 2, a GUI-based graphical editor for phylogenetic trees (available from http://treegraph.bioinfweb.info). It allows automatically combining information from different phylogenetic analyses of a given dataset (or from different subsets of the dataset), and helps to identify and graphically present incongruences. The program features versatile editing and f...

• Type: Journal
• Year: 2010
• Where: BMCBI
• Authors: Ben C. Stöver, Kai F. Müller
• Keywords: BMCBI 2010, Editing Operations, Flexible Editing Operations, Tree