Official website hosted by google code.
PHLAWD (pronounced flawd) allows for the creation of large (mega) phylogenies using NCBI databases. Currently the code requires biopython and MYSQL. The package will also include a web-interface in the near future. The first trees using this method are in press.
Relevant publications
- Smith, S. A. and M. J. Donoghue. 2008. Rates of Molecular Evolution are Linked to Life History in Flowering Plants. Science. pdf
- Smith, S. A., J. Beaulieu, and M. J. Donoghue. 2009. Mega-phylogeny approach for comparative biology: an alternative to supertree and supermatrix approaches. BMC Evol. Biol. link
