OneZoom: A Fractal Explorer for the Tree of Life

PLoS Biology

Volumn 10, Issue 10, 2012, Pages

  Rosindell, J ^a   Harmon, L J ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER INTERFACE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DATA ANALYSIS; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; TREE OF LIFE; WEB BROWSER;

ANIMALS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; HUMANS; PHYLOGENY; SOFTWARE;

EID: 84868101520     PISSN: 15449173     EISSN: 15457885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1001406     Document Type: Article

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