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TreeTools (version 1.12.0)

EdgeDistances: Distance between edges

Description

Number of nodes that must be traversed to navigate from each edge to each other edge within a tree

Usage

EdgeDistances(tree)

Value

EdgeDistances() returns a symmetrical matrix listing the number of edges that must be traversed to travel from each numbered edge to each other. The two edges straddling the root of a rooted tree are treated as a single edge. Add a "root" tip using AddTip() if the position of the root is significant.

Arguments

tree

A tree of class phylo.

See Also

Other tree navigation: AncestorEdge(), CladeSizes(), DescendantEdges(), EdgeAncestry(), ListAncestors(), MRCA(), MatchEdges(), NDescendants(), NodeDepth(), NodeNumbers(), NodeOrder(), RootNode()

Examples

Run this code

tree <- BalancedTree(5)
plot(tree)
ape::edgelabels()

EdgeDistances(tree)

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