EdgeDistances: Distance between edges

In TreeTools: Create, Modify and Analyse Phylogenetic Trees

Distance between edges

Description

Number of nodes that must be traversed to navigate from each edge to each other edge within a tree

Usage

EdgeDistances(tree)

Arguments

tree	A tree of class phylo.

Value

EdgeDistances() returns a symmetrical matrix listing the number of edges that must be traversed to travel from each numbered edge to each other. The two edges straddling the root of a rooted tree are treated as a single edge. Add a "root" tip using AddTip() if the position of the root is significant.

Author(s)

Martin R. Smith ([e-mail])

See Also

Other tree navigation: AncestorEdge(), CladeSizes(), DescendantEdges(), EdgeAncestry(), ListAncestors(), MRCA(), MatchEdges(), NDescendants(), NodeDepth(), NodeNumbers(), NodeOrder(), RootNode()

Examples

tree <- BalancedTree(5)
plot(tree)
ape::edgelabels()

EdgeDistances(tree)

TreeTools documentation built on Aug. 8, 2025, 7:18 p.m.