ggtree: an R package for visualization and annotation of phylogenetic trees with their covariates and other associated data
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The `ggtree` package extending the `ggplot2` package. It based on grammar of graphics and takes all the good parts of `ggplot2`. `ggtree` is designed for not only viewing phylogenetic tree but also displaying annotation data on the tree.
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Please cite the following article when using `ggtree`:
**G Yu**, DK Smith, H Zhu, Y Guan, TTY Lam<sup>\*</sup>. ggtree: an R package for visualization and annotation of phylogenetic trees with their covariates and other associated data. ***Methods in Ecology and Evolution***. *accepted*
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