title: Insect phylogenetics in the digital age.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Illinois Natural History Survey, Prairie Research Institute, University of Illinois, 1816 S Oak St., Champaign, IL 61820, USA. Electronic address: chdietri@illinois.edu.
authors.forename: Christopher H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Dietrich
authors.affiliation: Illinois Natural History Survey, Prairie Research Institute, University of Illinois, 1816 S Oak St., Champaign, IL 61820, USA.
authors.forename: Dmitry A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Dmitriev
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D019295:Computational Biology / Q000639:trends*; D004772:Entomology / Q000639:trends*; D007313:Insecta / Q000145:classification*; D020407:Internet; D010802:Phylogeny; D012107:Research Design / Q000639:trends; D012984:Software; D057188:Workflow