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Tree of Life Web Project (ToL)

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“The Tree of Life (ToL) is a collection of materials documenting the diversity of the world's organisms. The conceptual and navigational structure of the ToL web site is based upon the phylogenetic relationships among the creatures it catalogues and describes.”

General information
Vocabulary alternative name or acronym: 

ToL

Vocabulary type: 
taxon
Was vocabulary created as a course project: 
0
Scope and Usage
Purpose: 

“Its goal is to contain a page with pictures, text, and other information for every species and for each group of organisms, living or extinct. Connections between Tree of Life web pages follow phylogenetic branching patterns between groups of organisms, so visitors can browse the hierarchy of life and learn about phylogeny and evolution as well as the characteristics of individual groups.”

Vocabulary characteristics
Type of display : 
html
other
Relationship types: 
hier_bn
rt_av
Number of classes: 

7

Characteristics Comments: 

Access available also via webservice
Site includes a glossary

Terms and Conditions
Import/download instructions : 

http://www.tolweb.org/tree/home.pages/downloadtree.html

Provider
Vocabulary provider name: 
The University of Arizona College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and The University of Arizona Library
Provider URL: 

http://ag.arizona.edu and www.library.arizona.edu

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