Analysis of Convergent Evolution


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Documentation for package ‘convevol’ version 1.1

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allmaxdist Calculates maxdist for all pairs of taxa in a phylogeny.
calcchanges Calculates all phenotypic changes that occur on all branches of a phylogeny.
convnum Quantify convergence by the number of convergent events
convnumsig Assess the significance of convergent evolution using simulations and the convnum metric
convrat Quantify convergence by the ratio of the current to maximum past phenotypic distance
convratsig Tests the signifiance of convergent evolution by the ratio of the current to maximum past phenotypic distance
findanc Find the ancestor of a given node in a phylogeny
labelstonumbers Converts taxon names to tip/edge numbers
maxdist Calculates the maximum phenotypic distance between the lineages leading to a pair of taxa.
multianc Reconstructs ancestral states for multiple characters
plotellipse Plots an ellipse