\name{collapse.singles} \alias{collapse.singles} \title{Collapse Single Nodes} \usage{ collapse.singles(tree) } \arguments{ \item{tree}{an object of class \code{"phylo"}.} } \description{ This function deletes the single nodes (i.e., with a single descendant) in a tree. } \value{ an object of class \code{"phylo"}. } \author{Ben Bolker} \seealso{ \code{\link{plot.phylo}}, \code{\link{read.tree}} } \keyword{manip}