ape (version 2.6-3)

node.depth: Depth of Nodes and Tips

Description

This function returns the depth of nodes and tips given by the number of descendants (1 is returned for tips).

Usage

node.depth(phy)

Arguments

phy
an object of class "phylo".

Value

  • A numeric vector indexed with the node numbers of the matrix `edge' of phy.

Details

The depth of a node is computed as the number of tips which are its descendants. The value of 1 is given to the tips.

See Also

plot.phylo