Learn R Programming

phytools (version 1.5-1)

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

Description

Applies the branch lengths of a reference tree to a target.

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

Details

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.

References

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