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Revision: 536
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Date:     2010-03-11 14:03:11 +0000 (Thu, 11 Mar 2010)

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+<div class="gutter">
+<h1>Overview</h1>
+<p>
+TreeBASE is a relational database designed to manage and explore information on 
+phylogenetic relationships (Sanderson et al., 1993, 1994; Piel et al., 1996; 
+Morel, 1996; Piel et al., 2000). It includes phylogenetic trees and data 
+matrices, together with information about the relevant publication, taxa, 
+morphological and sequence-based characters, and published analyses. 
+</p>
+<p>
+The database is designed to allow retrieval of trees and data from different 
+studies so that existing phylogenetic results may be reassessed, compared, 
+combined and reused. Applications include:
+</p>
+<ul>
+<li>
+to locate information on the phylogeny of particular groups of interest.
+</li>
+<li>
+to obtain datasets for studies of character evolution, including general 
+patterns across many groups, such as patterns of homoplasy.
+</li>
+<li>
+in studies of biogeography -- to retrieve trees with representatives in 
+particular geographical areas.
+</li>
+<li>
+in studies of coevolution -- to retrieve information on host and parasite 
+phylogenies.
+</li>
+<li>
+in studies of congruence and combination of data -- to retrieve all molecular 
+and morphological phylogenies for particular groups.
+</li>
+<li>
+in studies of phylogenetic methods -- to retrieve all parsimony or maximum 
+likelihood reconstructions, for example, or to download datasets of various 
+sorts to test methods.
+</li>
+<li>
+to link together trees of particular groups into more inclusive phylogenies.
+</li>
+<li>
+to discover understudied groups -- a resource for students, funding agencies, 
+etc.
+</li>
+<li>
+to retrieve phylogenetic information for use in conservation biology and the 
+management of natural resources.
+</li>
+</ul>
+</div>
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