collapse.to.star: Collapse a subtree to a star phylogeny
Description
This function collapses a subtree to a star. If the tree has edge lengths, the function will keep the tips at the same height above the root as in the original tree.
Usage
collapse.to.star(tree, node)
Arguments
tree
an object of class "phylo"
.
node
node for the clade to be collapsed.
Value
An object of class "phylo"
.
References
Revell, L. J. (2012) phytools: An R package for phylogenetic comparative biology (and other things). Methods Ecol. Evol., 3, 217-223.