random_tree {rrnni} | R Documentation |
Create a random ranked phylogeny
Description
Create a random ranked phylogeny using the coalescent method.
Usage
random_tree(n)
Arguments
n |
the number of tips |
Details
This is implementation of a ranked coalescent algorithm described in Collienne (2021).
Starting from n
tips of a tree, all with rank 0, randomly select two tips and merge them
into a new node with rank 1, and add the new node to remaining tips. In next iteration, assign
rank 2 and so on, until only a single node, the root, remains.
Value
random ranked tree of class "rankedPhylo"
References
Collienne, L. (2021). Spaces of Phylogenetic Time Trees (p. 158). University of Otago.
Examples
random_tree(5)
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