stree {ape} | R Documentation |
Generates Systematic Regular Trees
Description
This function generates trees with regular shapes.
Usage
stree(n, type = "star", tip.label = NULL)
Arguments
n |
an integer giving the number of tips in the tree. |
type |
a character string specifying the type of tree to
generate; four choices are possible: |
tip.label |
a character vector giving the tip labels; if not specified, the tips "t1", "t2", ..., are given. |
Details
The types of trees generated are:
“star”: a star (or comb) tree with a single internal node.
“balanced”: a fully balanced dichotomous rooted tree;
n
must be a power of 2 (2, 4, 8, ...).“left”: a fully unbalanced rooted tree where the largest clade is on the left-hand side when the tree is plotted upwards.
“right”: same than above but in the other direction.
Value
An object of class "phylo"
.
Author(s)
Emmanuel Paradis
See Also
Examples
layout(matrix(1:4, 2, 2))
plot(stree(100))
plot(stree(128, "balanced"))
plot(stree(100, "left"))
plot(stree(100, "right"))