Illinois Natural History Survey, Prairie Research Institute, University of Illinois, 1816 S Oak St., Champaign, IL 61820, USA.
Illinois Natural History Survey, Prairie Research Institute, University of Illinois, 1816 S Oak St., Champaign, IL 61820, USA.
Curr Opin Insect Sci. 2016 Dec;18:48-52. doi: 10.1016/j.cois.2016.09.008. Epub 2016 Oct 18.
Insect systematists have long used digital data management tools to facilitate phylogenetic research. Web-based platforms developed over the past several years support creation of comprehensive, openly accessible data repositories and analytical tools that support large-scale collaboration, accelerating efforts to document Earth's biota and reconstruct the Tree of Life. New digital tools have the potential to further enhance insect phylogenetics by providing efficient workflows for capturing and analyzing phylogenetically relevant data. Recent initiatives streamline various steps in phylogenetic studies and provide community access to supercomputing resources. In the near future, automated, web-based systems will enable researchers to complete a phylogenetic study from start to finish using resources linked together within a single portal and incorporate results into a global synthesis.
昆虫系统学家长期以来一直使用数字数据管理工具来促进系统发育研究。过去几年开发的基于网络的平台支持创建全面、可公开访问的数据存储库和分析工具，这些工具支持大规模合作，加速了记录地球生物群和重建生命之树的工作。新的数字工具有可能通过提供捕获和分析系统发育相关数据的高效工作流程，进一步增强昆虫系统发育学。最近的一些举措简化了系统发育研究的各个步骤，并为社区提供了对超级计算资源的访问。在不久的将来，自动化的基于网络的系统将使研究人员能够使用单个门户内链接在一起的资源从开始到结束完成系统发育研究，并将结果纳入全球综合研究。
