faithPD: Calculate Faith's Phylogenetic Diversity
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faithPD R Documentation
Calculate Faith's Phylogenetic Diversity
Description
Calculates Faith's PD for a specific set of tips
Usage
faithPD(phy, tips)
Arguments
phy
phylogeny of class phylo
tips
tip names to be included
Details
Returns the sum of total branch lengths that unite a
set of species. The root is always included in these calculations.
If tip is just one species, then the root-to-tip distance is returned.
Value
numeric value of summed phylogenetic diversity
Author(s)
Pascal Title
References
Faith D.P. (1992) Conservation evaluation and phylogenetic diversity.
Biological Conservation, 61, 1-10.
Examples
tamiasTree
faithPD(tamiasTree, c('Tamias_minimus', 'Tamias_speciosus'))
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Calculate Faith's Phylogenetic Diversity
Description
Calculates Faith's PD for a specific set of tips
Usage
faithPD(phy, tips)
Arguments
phy |
phylogeny of class |
tips |
tip names to be included |
Details
Returns the sum of total branch lengths that unite a set of species. The root is always included in these calculations. If tip is just one species, then the root-to-tip distance is returned.
Value
numeric value of summed phylogenetic diversity
Author(s)
Pascal Title
References
Faith D.P. (1992) Conservation evaluation and phylogenetic diversity. Biological Conservation, 61, 1-10.
Examples
tamiasTree
faithPD(tamiasTree, c('Tamias_minimus', 'Tamias_speciosus'))
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