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Phylogenetic Data in R

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Functional and Phylogenetic Ecology in R

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The objectives of this chapter are to introduce the user to how phylogenetic information is stored, presented, and manipulated in R. We will cover primarily the class “phylo” in this chapter since that is the class that is most frequently utilized in phylogenetic diversity and comparative analyses in R. By the end of this chapter the user should have a basic command of how to plot phylogenies and extract information from the data files. The chapter is designed for beginners, and users familiar with using phylogenies in R may quickly scan this chapter to refresh.

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  1. Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA

    Nathan G. Swenson (Assistant Professor of Plant Biology)

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Swenson, N.G. (2014). Phylogenetic Data in R. In: Functional and Phylogenetic Ecology in R. Use R!. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-9542-0_2

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