Last data update: 2014.03.03
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R: Truncation of Species Names
strip.infraspec | R Documentation |
Truncation of Species Names
Description
Delete infraspecific names and epithets form species names.
Usage
strip.spec(x)
strip.infraspec(x, force.underscore = FALSE)
Arguments
x |
a character string
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force.underscore |
logical, if TRUE , white space will be replaced by underscore
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Details
strip.spec and strip.infraspec try to guess the separating character used; both " " and "_" are possible.
Value
a character string
Author(s)
Christoph Heibl
Examples
(name <- "Vipera aspis aspis")
(name2 <- strip.infraspec(name))
(name3 <- strip.spec(name2))
names.set <- c("Vipera aspis aspis",
"Vipera_aspis_atra")
sapply(names.set, strip.infraspec)
sapply(names.set, strip.infraspec, force.underscore = TRUE)
Results
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