resolve.mult {bio.infer} | R Documentation |
Resolves cases in which two taxa listed on the same entry are both found in ITIS.
resolve.mult(parse.list, get.tax.env)
parse.list |
List of taxa that are found in ITIS (position 1)and taxa that are still unresolved (position 2). |
get.tax.env |
Environment variable where the full ITIS taxon table is available |
The most likely reason for two valid taxa being listed in the same entry is that the taxonomist could only identify a specimen down to two possibilities. In these cases, the script downgrades the identification to a coarser level that is the same for both taxa.
Updates parse.list so that resolved multiple listings are included in position 1.
Lester L. Yuan