ade4 (version 1.3-3)

as.taxo: Taxonomy

Description

This function creates an object of class taxo that is a sub-class of data.frame. Each column of the data frame must be a factor corresponding to a level j of the taxonomy (genus, family, ...). The levels of factor j define some classes that must be completly included in classes of factor j+1.

Usage

as.taxo(df)

Arguments

df

a data frame

Value

• Returns a data.frame of class taxo.

See Also

taxo2phylog to transform an object of class taxo into an object of class phylog

Examples

data(taxo.eg)
tax <- as.taxo(taxo.eg[[1]])
tax.phy <- taxo2phylog(as.taxo(taxo.eg[[1]]))
par(mfrow = c(1,2))
plot.phylog(tax.phy, clabel.l = 1.25, clabel.n = 1.25, f = 0.75)
plot.phylog(taxo2phylog(as.taxo(taxo.eg[[1]][sample(15),])),
 clabel.l = 1.25, clabel.n = 1.25, f = 0.75)
par(mfrow = c(1,1))