BuildMetatreeReconciliation: Build metatree taxonomic reconcilaiotn

Description Usage Arguments Details Value Author(s) References Examples

View source: R/BuildMetatreeReconciliation.R

Description

Given a list of one or more names builds metatree taxonomic reconcilaiton line.

Usage

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Arguments

Taxa

A list of taxa exactly as written in the Paleobiology Database, except with underscores within names instead of spaces.

SortNames

Logical indicating whether names should also be sorted (TRUE) or not (FALSE; the default).

Details

Really intended as a tool for the author, this helps automate the process of building XML lines for multiple-taxon reconciliations.

Value

Nothing is returned. Instead the requisite line is sent to the screen ready for copy-pasting into an XML file.

Author(s)

Graeme T. Lloyd graemetlloyd@gmail.com

References

Lloyd, G. T., Bapst, D. W., Friedman, M. and Davis, K. E., 2016. Probabilistic divergence time estimation without branch lengths: dating the origins of dinosaurs, avian flight, and crown birds. Biology Letters, 12, 20160609.

Examples

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# Generate a set of two example trees:
Taxa <- c("Elephas_maximus", "Loxodonta_africana", "Loxodonta_cyclotis")

# Convert to MRP and show just matrix:
BuildMetatreeReconciliation(Taxa)

graemetlloyd/metatree documentation built on April 29, 2021, 2:32 a.m.