I have two sets of data:
1- Morphological data representing several morphological characters [For example;Oral suckershape= funnel-shaped or rounded & Testes position= Tandem, oblique or symmetrical, ...etc] . I would like to code them but I do not the best method I can use.
2- Morphometric data representing several percentages and ratios [For example; width as percentage of body length=50%, 33%, 67%, ... etc.
I would like to collect these data in one file and making phylogenetic tree using MrBayes. Also, Should morphometric percentages and ratios be coded?
I believe MrBayes is for sequences. You can however get a distance matrix from your data and use distance methods to get a phylogenetic tree. You could use the programs implemented by PHYLIP. You can also use different R packages to clust your data. First you need to build a square matrix from your data with coefficients representing relationship between instances. I will suggest pvclust
Dear Dr./Pedro A Reche
Thanks very much for your answer. As I am beginner, could you tell me the steps I should do with details if possible? and I want to Know should I code the Morphometric percentages and ratios or I can use them directly?
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