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phytools (version 1.0-3)

applyBranchLengths: Applies the branch lengths of a reference tree to a target

Description

This function applies the set of branch lengths from a reference tree to a target tree while reconciling any mappings (as in read.simmap) with the new branch lengths.

Usage

applyBranchLengths(tree, edge.length)

Value

An object of class "phylo" or "simmap".

Arguments

tree

target tree.

edge.length

number of digits for rounding. Passed to round.

Author

Liam Revell liam.revell@umb.edu

References

Revell, L. J. (2012) phytools: An R package for phylogenetic comparative biology (and other things). Methods Ecol. Evol., 3, 217-223.