Tutorials

Mueller, Jan-Werner Mueller, Jan-Werner- Assistant Professor of Politics at Princeton University. Included is biography, papers and views. MrBayes MrBayes- Open source software for estimation of phylogenies using Bayesian inference. PAUP* PAUP*- PAUP is the most widely used package for phylogenetic inference, and now implements maximum likelihood and distance methods as well as various forms of parsimony. Powerful … Mesquite Mesquite- Experimental, modular software for evolutionary biology, designed to help biologists analyze comparative data about organisms. PAML PAML- Phylogenetic analyses of DNA or protein sequences using maximum likelihood. Phylo-Win Phylo-Win- Graphical color interface for molecular phylogenetic inference. It performs neighbor-joining, parsimony, and maximum likelihood methods and bootstrap with any of them. NONA - A Quick Guide to the Commands NONA - A Quick Guide to the Commands- A brief overview of using NONA for phylogenetic analysis. Tree Puzzle Tree Puzzle- Computer program to reconstruct phylogenetic trees from molecular sequence data by maximum likelihood. GeneTree GeneTree- Uses reconciled trees to compare gene trees and species trees, explaining incongruence between the phylogenies by postulating horizontal transfer, gene duplication and l… Phylodendron Phylodendron- Java application for drawing phylogenetic trees. Allows you to save in various formats, print, edit, modify, and adorn the tree, and should work on any java runtime … PHYLIP PHYLIP- Joe Felsenstein's suite of programs implementing perhaps the widest range of phylogenetic inference package. The most widely distributed phylogeny software. Includes dista… Component Component- For analysis of phylogenies. Includes a wide range of randomization methods, consensus methods, tree comparison measures, and calculates reconciled trees. Now aging, an… TreeView TreeView- Simple program for displaying phylogenies. TreeMap TreeMap- Experimental program for comparing host and parasite trees. National Geographic Animal Videos National Geographic Animal Videos- Provides videos of lions, sharks, squid and many other animals. Requires Flash Player. Puget Sound Marine Monitoring Puget Sound Marine Monitoring- Images of marine invertebrates, mammals, fish, birds and algae in the Seattle, Washington area. Featured Creature Featured Creature- Photographic blog of uncommon, bizarre and fascinating creatures. Animal Diversity Web Animal Diversity Web- Online database of animal natural history, distribution, classification, and conservation biology at the University of Michigan. Deadly Kingdom Deadly Kingdom- Blog by Gordon Grice providing information and commentary on dangerous animals, from worms and insects to reptiles and mammals. Macaulay Library Catalog Macaulay Library Catalog- Collection of animal recordings and associated video. Animals of Costa Rica, Nicoya Peninsula Animals of Costa Rica, Nicoya Peninsula- Wildlife guide with photographs and descriptions. Animal list in German, English, French and Spanish. Flocker 1.1 Flocker 1.1- This free software quantifies and compares statistical measures of group size. It differentiates between outsiders' view (group size) versus insiders' view (crowding)… Mudfooted Mudfooted- A blog feauturing the amazing, weird, unusual fascinating animals that inhabit this planet. FactZoo FactZoo- Provides photographs and interesting facts about a select number of wildlife species. Snakes and Spiders Snakes and Spiders- Informational website about snakes and spiders including fact sheets on a number of species, snake bite stories and first aid for snake and spider bites. European Register of Marine Species European Register of Marine Species- The ERMS project covers species of the kingdoms Animalia, Plantae, Fungi and Protoctista occurring in the marine environment including all the… Invertebrate Diaries Invertebrate Diaries- Blog focusing on the author's own study of invertebrates and the rearing of many species. Wild Animals Online Wild Animals Online- Provides information on the different divisions of the animal kingdom and photographs of a selection of mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish and insects. Strange and Special Animals Strange and Special Animals- Blog about some unusual animals including pictures and information on some less familiar species. Animal Photo Archive Animal Photo Archive- Photos of animals.