Analysis of Phylogenetics and Evolution with R

by Emmanuel Paradis

This book integrates a wide variety of data analysis methods into a single and flexible the R language. The book starts with a presentation of different R packages and gives a short introduction to R for phylogeneticists unfamiliar with this language. The basic phylogenetic topics are covered. The chapter on tree drawing uses R's powerful graphical environment. A section deals with the analysis of diversification with phylogenies, one of the author's favorite research topics. The last chapter is devoted to the development of phylogenetic methods with R and interfaces with other languages (C and C++). Some exercises conclude these chapters.

223 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2006

Reviews

[Sofia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very clear and easy to follow, even with only a basic knowledge of R.

[Sadie · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is great - demystifying phylogenetic analysis using all those packages in R. So far, I've only got as far as staring at a pretty primate tree, but I'm going to do great things!

This book is about an R package, and yet is also about phylogenetic analyses and how to do them sensibly. It is digestible and readable and understandable... which is VERY unusual for R help.