Climbing in the tree of life

Luke J. Harmon

Twilight, 2008

Twilight, 2008

PART 1:

VIEWEmbrace of the Serpent, 2015

PART 1:

VIEWEmbrace of the Serpent, 2015

NASA

Viewing the tree of life with OneZoom

onezoom.org

onezoom.org

“L-systems”

Harmon and Rosindell PLoS Biology 2012

YouTube - Carlo Cabanilla

YouTube - Carlo Cabanilla

onezoom.org

onezoom.org

3,000,000,000 YEARS

1,781,769 SPECIES

3,000,000,000 YEARS

1,781,769 SPECIES

3,000,000,000 YEARS

558,585 UNIQUE VISITORS

James Rosindell

Photo: James RosindellUniversity of Tübingen

PART 2:

UNDERSTANDEmbrace of the Serpent, 2015

PART 2:

UNDERSTANDEmbrace of the Serpent, 2015

Josef Uyeda

Photo: Erin McNeaney

Servir Global

Servir Global

Photo by Sherm Davis

https://silviapvadi.wordpress.com/2015/04/10/cyanobacteria/

Able to fix nitrogen?

Yes No

Yes No

Yes No

Yes No

“epoch model”

epoch model

strong evidence for rapid gains or losses in morphological and ecological character states

early in the Earth’s history.

Embrace of the Serpent, 2015

Embrace of the Serpent, 2015

Daniel Caetano

Slingjaw wrasse, Epibulus insidiator

Video from Peter Wainwright

Slingjaw wrasse, Epibulus insidiator

Video from Peter Wainwright

New functions?

Data from Revell and Collar 2009

PART 3:

FACILITATEEmbrace of the Serpent, 2015

PART 3:

FACILITATEEmbrace of the Serpent, 2015

www.arborworkflows.com

Example:

Example:

a biologist wants to compare phylogenetic trees of beetles and their host plants.

Example:

Is there evidence of cospeciation?

a biologist wants to compare phylogenetic trees of beetles and their host plants.

Arbor is web software from the ground up

List of species

List of species

Lifemapper

Species range data

List of species

Lifemapper

Species range data

Open Tree of Life

Phylogenetic tree +

Timetreeof life

Branch lengths

List of species

Lifemapper

Species range data

Open Tree of Life

Phylogenetic tree +

Timetreeof life

Branch lengths

Biogeographicreconstruction

Arbor is optimizedfor big trees

We have recoded Bayesian comparative algorithms to speed up analyses on huge trees

Arbor can be installedalmost anywhere

Arbor is easyto use

Luke Harmon Chelsea Specht Bob Thacker Jorge Soberon Jeff Baumes Charlie Hughes Curt Lisle

www.arborworkflows.com

Metropolis, 1927

Metropolis, 1927

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