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phytools (version 2.1-1)

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. (2024) phytools 2.0: an updated R ecosystem for phylogenetic comparative methods (and other things). PeerJ, 12, e16505.