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Per tip, evaluates the shortest distance to another tip, then takes the average across all tips.
mntd(phy)
Mean Nearest Taxon Distance.
phylo object or ltable
Webb, C., D. Ackerly, M. McPeek, and M. Donoghue. 2002. Phylogenies and community ecology. Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics 33:475-505.