Abstract
Hymenoptera exhibit an incredible diversity of phenotypes, the result of ~240 million years of evolution and the primary subject of more than 250 years of research. Here we describe the history, development, and utility of the Hymenoptera Anatomy Ontology (HAO) and its associated applications. These resources are designed to facilitate accessible and extensible research on hymenopteran phenotypes. Outreach with the hymenopterist community is of utmost importance to the HAO project, and this paper is a direct response to questions that arose from project workshops. In a concerted attempt to surmount barriers of understanding, especially regarding the format, utility, and development of the HAO, we discuss the roles of homology, "preferred terms", and "structural equivalency". We also outline the use of Universal Resource Identifiers (URIs) and posit that they are a key element necessary for increasing the objectivity and repeatability of science that references hymenopteran anatomy. Pragmatically, we detail a mechanism (the "URI table") by which authors can use URIs to link their published text to the HAO, and we describe an associated tool (the "Analyzer") to derive these tables. These tools, and others, are available through the HAO Portal website (http://portal.hymao.org). We conclude by discussing the future of the HAO with respect to digital publication, cross-taxon ontology alignment, the advent of semantic phenotypes, and community-based curation. Copyright Katja C.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 67-88 |
| Number of pages | 22 |
| Journal | Journal of Hymenoptera Research |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jul 9 2012 |
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Keywords
- Biodiversity informatics
- Morphology
- URI
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
- Insect Science
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A hymenopterists' guide to the Hymenoptera Anatomy Ontology : Utility, clarification, and future directions. / Seltmann, Katja C.; Yoder, Matthew J.; Mikó, István; Forshage, Mattias; Bertone, Matthew A.; Agosti, Donat; Austin, Andrew D.; Balhoff, James P.; Borowiec, Marek L.; Brady, Seán G.; Broad, Gavin R.; XBrothers, Gavin R.; Burks, Roger A.; Buffington, Matthew L.; Campbell, Heather M.; Dew, Kelly J.; Ernst, Andrew F.; Fernández-Triana, José L.; Gates, Michael W.; Gibson, Gary A.P.; Jennings, John T.; Johnson, Norman F.; Karlsson, Dave; Kawada, Ricardo; Krogmann, Lars; Kula, Robert R.; Mullins, Patricia L.; Ohl, Michael; Rasmussen, Claus; Ronquist, Fredrik; Schulmeister, Susanne; Sharkey, Michael J.; Talamas, Elijah; Tucker, Erika; Vilhelmsen, Lars; Ward, Philip S.; Wharton, Robert A.; Deans, Andrew R.
In: Journal of Hymenoptera Research, Vol. 27, No. 1, 09.07.2012, p. 67-88.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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AU - Seltmann, Katja C.
AU - Yoder, Matthew J.
AU - Mikó, István
AU - Forshage, Mattias
AU - Bertone, Matthew A.
AU - Agosti, Donat
AU - Austin, Andrew D.
AU - Balhoff, James P.
AU - Borowiec, Marek L.
AU - Brady, Seán G.
AU - Broad, Gavin R.
AU - XBrothers, Gavin R.
AU - Burks, Roger A.
AU - Buffington, Matthew L.
AU - Campbell, Heather M.
AU - Dew, Kelly J.
AU - Ernst, Andrew F.
AU - Fernández-Triana, José L.
AU - Gates, Michael W.
AU - Gibson, Gary A.P.
AU - Jennings, John T.
AU - Johnson, Norman F.
AU - Karlsson, Dave
AU - Kawada, Ricardo
AU - Krogmann, Lars
AU - Kula, Robert R.
AU - Mullins, Patricia L.
AU - Ohl, Michael
AU - Rasmussen, Claus
AU - Ronquist, Fredrik
AU - Schulmeister, Susanne
AU - Sharkey, Michael J.
AU - Talamas, Elijah
AU - Tucker, Erika
AU - Vilhelmsen, Lars
AU - Ward, Philip S.
AU - Wharton, Robert A.
AU - Deans, Andrew R.
PY - 2012/7/9
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N2 - Hymenoptera exhibit an incredible diversity of phenotypes, the result of ~240 million years of evolution and the primary subject of more than 250 years of research. Here we describe the history, development, and utility of the Hymenoptera Anatomy Ontology (HAO) and its associated applications. These resources are designed to facilitate accessible and extensible research on hymenopteran phenotypes. Outreach with the hymenopterist community is of utmost importance to the HAO project, and this paper is a direct response to questions that arose from project workshops. In a concerted attempt to surmount barriers of understanding, especially regarding the format, utility, and development of the HAO, we discuss the roles of homology, "preferred terms", and "structural equivalency". We also outline the use of Universal Resource Identifiers (URIs) and posit that they are a key element necessary for increasing the objectivity and repeatability of science that references hymenopteran anatomy. Pragmatically, we detail a mechanism (the "URI table") by which authors can use URIs to link their published text to the HAO, and we describe an associated tool (the "Analyzer") to derive these tables. These tools, and others, are available through the HAO Portal website (http://portal.hymao.org). We conclude by discussing the future of the HAO with respect to digital publication, cross-taxon ontology alignment, the advent of semantic phenotypes, and community-based curation. Copyright Katja C.
AB - Hymenoptera exhibit an incredible diversity of phenotypes, the result of ~240 million years of evolution and the primary subject of more than 250 years of research. Here we describe the history, development, and utility of the Hymenoptera Anatomy Ontology (HAO) and its associated applications. These resources are designed to facilitate accessible and extensible research on hymenopteran phenotypes. Outreach with the hymenopterist community is of utmost importance to the HAO project, and this paper is a direct response to questions that arose from project workshops. In a concerted attempt to surmount barriers of understanding, especially regarding the format, utility, and development of the HAO, we discuss the roles of homology, "preferred terms", and "structural equivalency". We also outline the use of Universal Resource Identifiers (URIs) and posit that they are a key element necessary for increasing the objectivity and repeatability of science that references hymenopteran anatomy. Pragmatically, we detail a mechanism (the "URI table") by which authors can use URIs to link their published text to the HAO, and we describe an associated tool (the "Analyzer") to derive these tables. These tools, and others, are available through the HAO Portal website (http://portal.hymao.org). We conclude by discussing the future of the HAO with respect to digital publication, cross-taxon ontology alignment, the advent of semantic phenotypes, and community-based curation. Copyright Katja C.
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