Integer-Data in Cladistics, PAUP, Nexus and Delta

[Mike Dallwitz]

                                                              17 August 1999

> From: Thomas Schlemmermeyer <termites at USP.BR>
> To: Taxacom

> How are integer number data (e.g., number of articles, number of
> segments) dealt with [when translating from DELTA to Nexus format]?

They are converted to multistate characters by means of a KEY STATES
directive. There is a complete example of conversion to Nexus format in
Section 3.6.7 of the DELTA User's Guide.

Questions about details of using the DELTA programs should be sent to
DELTA-L (see http://listserv.surfnet.nl/archives/delta-l.html) or to DELTA
User Support (delta at ento.csiro.au), rather than to Taxacom.

Mike Dallwitz

CSIRO Entomology, GPO Box 1700, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia
Phone: +61 2 6246 4075   Fax: +61 2 6246 4000
Email: md at ento.csiro.au  Internet: http://biodiversity.uno.edu/delta/