brts2phylo {DDD}

Function to convert a set of branching times into a phylogeny with random topology This code is taken from the package TESS by Sebastian Hoehna, where the function is called tess.create.phylo

Description

Converting a set of branching times to a phylogeny

Usage

brts2phylo(times, root = FALSE, tip.label = NULL)

Arguments

times

Set of branching times

root

When root is FALSE, the largest branching time will be assumed to be the crown age. When root is TRUE, it will be the stem age.

tip.label

Tip labels. If set to NULL, the labels will be t1, t2, etc.

Value

phy

A phylogeny of the phylo type

Author(s)

Rampal S. Etienne

References

- Etienne, R.S. et al. 2012, Proc. Roy. Soc. B 279: 1300-1309, doi: 10.1098/rspb.2011.1439
- Etienne, R.S. & B. Haegeman 2012. Am. Nat. 180: E75-E89, doi: 10.1086/667574