TreeTools (version 0.1.3)

EdgeDistances: Distance between edges

Description

Number of nodes that must be traversed to navigate from each edge to each other edge within a tree

Usage

EdgeDistances(tree)

Arguments

tree

A tree of class phylo.

Value

A symmetrical matrix listing the number of edges that must be traversed to travel from each numbered edge to each other. The two edges straddling the root of a rooted tree are counted as a single edge. Add a 'root' tip using AddTip if the position of the root is significant.

See Also

Other tree navigation: AllAncestors, AncestorEdge, DescendantEdges, EdgeAncestry, MRCA, NonDuplicateRoot

Examples

# NOT RUN {
tree <- BalancedTree(5)
plot(tree)
ape::edgelabels()

EdgeDistances(tree)

# }