Load and install essential phylogenetics packages: ape, phytools, picante, castor.
# ── Phylogenetics packages ────────────────────────────────────
pkgs_phylo <- c("ape", "phytools", "picante", "castor",
"geiger", "phylolm", "diversitree")
install_if_missing <- function(pkgs) {
missing <- pkgs[!pkgs %in% rownames(installed.packages())]
if (length(missing)) install.packages(missing)
invisible(lapply(pkgs, library, character.only = TRUE))
}
install_if_missing(pkgs_phylo)