NAME

Bio::Taxonomy::Tree - An Organism Level Implementation of TreeI interface.

SYNOPSIS

    # NB: This module is deprecated. Use Bio::Taxon in combination with
    # Bio::Tree::Tree instead
    # like from a TreeIO
    my $treeio = Bio::TreeIO->new(-format => 'newick', -file => 'treefile.dnd');
    my $tree = $treeio->next_tree;
    my @nodes = $tree->get_nodes;
    my $root = $tree->get_root_node;
    my @leaves = $tree->get_leaves;

DESCRIPTION

This object holds handles to Taxonomic Nodes which make up a tree.

EXAMPLES

  use Bio::Species;
  use Bio::Taxonomy::Tree;
  my $human=Bio::Species->new();
  my $chimp=Bio::Species->new();
  my $bonobo=Bio::Species->new();
  $human->classification(qw( sapiens Homo Hominidae
                             Catarrhini Primates Eutheria
                             Mammalia Euteleostomi Vertebrata 
                             Craniata Chordata
                             Metazoa Eukaryota ));
  $chimp->classification(qw( troglodytes Pan Hominidae
                             Catarrhini Primates Eutheria
                             Mammalia Euteleostomi Vertebrata 
                             Craniata Chordata
                             Metazoa Eukaryota ));
  $bonobo->classification(qw( paniscus Pan Hominidae
                              Catarrhini Primates Eutheria
                              Mammalia Euteleostomi Vertebrata 
                              Craniata Chordata
                              Metazoa Eukaryota ));
  # ranks passed to $taxonomy match ranks of species
  my @ranks = ('superkingdom','kingdom','phylum','subphylum',
               'no rank 1','no rank 2','class','no rank 3','order',
               'suborder','family','genus','species');
  my $taxonomy=Bio::Taxonomy->new(-ranks => \@ranks,
                                 -method => 'trust',
                                 -order => -1);
  my $tree1=Bio::Taxonomy::Tree->new();
  my $tree2=Bio::Taxonomy::Tree->new();
  $tree1->make_species_branch($human,$taxonomy);
  $tree2->make_species_branch($chimp,$taxonomy);
  my ($homo_sapiens)=$tree1->get_leaves;
  $tree1->splice($tree2);
  $tree1->add_species($bonobo,$taxonomy);
  my @taxa;
  foreach my $leaf ($tree1->get_leaves) {
     push @taxa,$leaf->taxon;
  }
  print join(", ",@taxa)."\n";
  @taxa=();
  $tree1->remove_branch($homo_sapiens);
  foreach my $leaf ($tree1->get_leaves) {
     push @taxa,$leaf->taxon;
  }
  print join(", ",@taxa)."\n";

FEEDBACK

See AUTHOR

AUTHOR - Dan Kortschak

Email kortschak@rsbs.anu.edu.au

CONTRIBUTORS

Mainly Jason Stajich

APPENDIX

The rest of the documentation details each of the object methods. Internal methods are usually preceded with a _

 Title   : new
 Usage   : my $obj = Bio::Taxonomy::Tree->new();
 Function: Builds a new Bio::Taxonomy::Tree object 
 Returns : Bio::Taxonomy::Tree
 Args    :

 Title   : get_nodes
 Usage   : my @nodes = $tree->get_nodes()
 Function: Return list of Bio::Taxonomy::Taxon objects
 Returns : array of Bio::Taxonomy::Taxon objects
 Args    : (named values) hash with one value 
           order => 'b|breadth' first order or 'd|depth' first order

 Title   : get_root_node
 Usage   : my $node = $tree->get_root_node();
 Function: Get the Top Node in the tree, in this implementation
           Trees only have one top node.
 Returns : Bio::Taxonomy::Taxon object
 Args    : none

 Title   : set_root_node
 Usage   : $tree->set_root_node($node)
 Function: Set the Root Node for the Tree
 Returns : Bio::Taxonomy::Taxon
 Args    : Bio::Taxonomy::Taxon

 Title   : get_leaves
 Usage   : my @nodes = $tree->get_leaves()
 Function: Return list of Bio::Taxonomy::Taxon objects
 Returns : array of Bio::Taxonomy::Taxon objects
 Args    :

 Title   : make_species_branch
 Usage   : @nodes = $tree->make_species_branch($species,$taxonomy)
 Function: Return list of Bio::Taxonomy::Taxon objects based on a Bio::Species object
 Returns : array of Bio::Taxonomy::Taxon objects
 Args    : Bio::Species and Bio::Taxonomy objects

 Title   : make_branch
 Usage   : $tree->make_branch($node)
 Function: Make a linear Bio::Taxonomy::Tree object from a leafish node
 Returns :
 Args    : Bio::Taxonomy::Taxon object

 Title   : splice
 Usage   : @nodes = $tree->splice($tree)
 Function: Return a of Bio::Taxonomy::Tree object that is a fusion of two
 Returns : array of Bio::Taxonomy::Taxon added to tree
 Args    : Bio::Taxonomy::Tree object

 Title   : add_species
 Usage   : @nodes = $tree->add_species($species,$taxonomy)
 Function: Return a of Bio::Taxonomy::Tree object with a new species added
 Returns : array of Bio::Taxonomy::Taxon added to tree
 Args    : Bio::Species object

 Title   : add_branch
 Usage   : $tree->add_branch($node,boolean)
 Function: Return a of Bio::Taxonomy::Tree object with a new branch added
 Returns : array of Bio::Taxonomy::Taxon objects of the resulting tree
 Args    : Bio::Taxonomy::Taxon object
           boolean flag to force overwrite of descendent
             (see Bio::Node->add_Descendent)

 Title   : remove_branch
 Usage   : $tree->remove_branch($node)
 Function: remove a branch up to the next multifurcation
 Returns :
 Args    : Bio::Taxonomy::Taxon object