Download the following file containing 100 trees (from a Bayesian posterior sample) of elopomorph eels. Only about 20% of extant eels are represented in these data!
Use diversitree to estimate the speciation and extinction rate for each tree. What is the average speciation and extinction rate across all trees? In what terms are these rates measured? What is the variance and speciation & extinction rates among trees?
Written by Liam J. Revell. Last updated 14 December 2016