Description: This book shows how to use R for phylogenetic and functional trait analyses, covering biodiversity metrics, null modeling and randomizations for phylogenetic and functional trait analyses, and interfacing the R environment with C and Python-based programs.
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"This book is structured in nine interlinked chapters ... . Each chapter is built in a lecture-style incremental manner and does not assume an extensive previous knowledge of R. All chapters conclude with a series of exercises that consolidate the presented notions. This approach makes the book suitable for undergraduates and postgraduates, as well as researchers with an interest in the field. Its structure and detailed examples supported with exercises make it a timely addition for the scientific community." (Irina Ioana Mohorianu, zbMATH, Vol. 1300, 2015)
"This book is based on a course taught by the author and has therefore gone through rigorous user testing, which shows in the clear layout and detailed step-by-step guidance through sophisticated statistical analyses. ... Anyone embarking on related research will benefit from this." (Markus Eichhorn, Frontiers of Biogeography, Vol. 6 (2), 2014)