ls.tree {phytools}R Documentation

Least squares branch lengths for a given tree

Description

Computes the least squares branch lengths conditioned on a topology and distance matrix. Internal function for optim.phylo.ls.

Usage

ls.tree(tree, D)

Arguments

tree

phylogeny.

D

distance matrix.

Details

Do not use unless you know what you're doing.

Value

A tree with branch lengths.

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]