The BFD has been developed by Mirella Walker and colleagues at the University of Basel, Switzerland. The BFD can be used freely for non-commercial scientific research (Request).

More information about the database, including examples, can be found under Details.

Terms of use
The BFD can be used freely for non-commercial scientific research by researchers who work for an officially accredited university. Ownership rights and intellectual property rights in and to the BFD shall remain with Mirella Walker. Read more under License Agreement.