new method = "REML" in ace() with continuous traits

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@@ -3,7 +3,33 @@
 
 NEW FEATURES
 
-    o There is a new predict() method for compar.gee().
+    o The new function compute.brtime computes and sets branching times.
+
+    o mantel.test() has a new argument 'alternative' which is
+      "two-sided" by default. Previously, this test was one-tailed
+      with no possibility to change.
+
+    o ace() can now do REML estimation with continuous characters,
+      giving better estimates of the variance of the Brownian motion
+      process.
+
+
+BUG FIXES
+
+    o Branch lengths were wrongly updated with bind.tree(, where = <tip>,
+      position = 0). (Thanks to Liam Revell for digging this bug out.)
+
+    o Simulation of OU process with rTraitCont() did not work correctly.
+      This now uses formula from Gillespie (1996) reduced to a BM
+      process when alpha = 0 to avoid division by zero. The option
+      'linear' has been removed.
+
+    o Cross-validation in chronopl() did not work when 'age.max' was
+      used.
+
+    o consensus(, p = 0.5) could return an incorrect tree if some
+      incompatible splits occur in 50% of the trees (especially with
+      small number of trees).
 
 
 
@@ -17,6 +43,9 @@ NEW FEATURES
       and four conversion methods to the classes "phylo", "networx",
       "network", and "igraph".
 
+    o The new function rTraitMult does multivariate traits simulation
+      with user-defined models.
+
     o plot.phylo() has a new option 'plot = TRUE'. If FALSE, the tree
       is not plotted but the graphical device is set and the
       coordinates are saved as usual.
@@ -30,6 +59,8 @@ NEW FEATURES
     o boot.phylo() now displays a progress bar by default (can be off
       if 'quiet = TRUE').
 
+    o There is a new predict() method for compar.gee().
+
 
 BUG FIXES
 
@@ -44,6 +75,12 @@ BUG FIXES
       presence of identical or nearly identical sequences.
 
 
+OTHER CHANGES
+
+    o The data bird.families, bird.orders, cynipids, and woodmouse are
+      now provided as .rda files.
+
+
 
                CHANGES IN APE VERSION 2.7-1