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phylosem: A fast and simple R package for phylogenetic inference and trait imputation using phylogenetic structural equation models.
Journal of evolutionary biology - 1 Oct 2023
Thorson James T, van der Bijl Wouter
Abstract excerpt
Phylogenetic comparative methods (PCMs) can be used to study evolutionary relationships and trade-offs among species traits. Analysts using PCM may want to (1) include latent variables, (2) estimate complex trait interdependencies, (3) predict missing trait values, (4) condition predicted traits upon phylogenetic correlations and (5) estimate relationships as slope parameters that can be compared with alternative...
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