phytools (version 0.2-1)

matchNodes: Matches nodes between two trees

Description

This function returns a matrix in which the first column contains all the internal nodes for tr1 and the second column contains the matching nodes from tr2, inasmuch as they can be identified. A pair of matching nodes are defined by sharing all descendant leaves in common.

Usage

matchNodes(tr1, tr2)

Arguments

tr1

first tree.

tr2

second tree.

Value

• a matrix.

Details

Primarily to be used internally by fastAnc.