Variance of all pairwise distances.

After calculating all pairwise distances between all tips, this function takes the variance across these values.

Usage

var_pair_dist(phy)

Arguments

phy

phylo object or ltable

Value

Variance in pairwise distance

References

Webb, C., D. Ackerly, M. McPeek, and M. Donoghue. 2002. Phylogenies and community ecology. Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics 33:475-505.