bind.ultrametric.by.replacement: 'bind.ultrametric.by.replacement' Bind one phylogeny into...

In willpearse/willeerd: Will's Eco-Evo R coDe

Description

bind.ultrametric.by.replacement Bind one phylogeny into another, resulting in an ultrametric phylogeny

Usage

bind.ultrametric.by.replacement(backbone, donor, replacing.tip.label,
  donor.length = NA)

Arguments

backbone	the backbone phylogeny into which the donor is to be bound
donor	the phylogeny to bound into the backbone phylogeny
replacing.tip.label	the species in the donor phylogeny that's being replaced by the donor phylogeny
donor.length	how deep the donor phylogeny should be cut into the backbone phylogeny. If NA (default), then the bladj algorithm is followed (or, in plain English, it's put half-way along the branch)

Details

Binds a phylogeny (donor) into a bigger phylogeny ('backbone'); useful if you're building a phylogeny a la Phylomatic.

Value

The bound phylogeny

Author(s)

Will Pearse

willpearse/willeerd documentation built on May 4, 2019, 6:27 a.m.