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

applyBranchLengths {phytools}

R Documentation

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)

Arguments

`tree`	target tree.
`edge.length`	number of digits for rounding. Passed to `round`.

Value

A tree with branch lengths, or modified "phylo" object with a mapped discrete character.

Author(s)

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.

[Package phytools version 0.4-60 Index]