Results
Load a matrix and press Run analysis.
This is an example. OpenClade has analysed the Vinther et al. (2008) machaeridian matrix so you can see what it does. Load your own matrix in step 1 to start. New to OpenClade? Read the user guide.
The shortest trees found. Pick a consensus or a single tree, or colour the tree by one character to see where it changes. How to read the tree
Load a matrix and run an analysis to see the tree.
How many steps each character needs on tree 1, with its consistency (CI) and retention (RI) index. Click a row to colour the tree by that character. What these numbers mean
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Reviewers often ask how much the results depend on how gaps (–) are treated.
Press Compare gap treatments in step 3 to analyse the matrix three ways and see exactly which clades change.
Try it on the Aria et al. 2015 example, a study of how inapplicable states affect stem-arthropod trees. How it works
Press Compare gap treatments in step 3 to analyse the matrix three ways and see exactly which clades change.
Try it on the Aria et al. 2015 example, a study of how inapplicable states affect stem-arthropod trees. How it works
Download or copy trees and figures. Trees use your taxon names. Which file to use
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A methods paragraph with your exact settings, ready to paste into a paper. Check it against what you did before you submit. What to cite
Methods paragraph
Run an analysis to generate a methods paragraph with your exact settings.