Data for: bigrig: A range simulator for the DEC[+J] model

This archive contains the data and scripts used to produce the figures for the
paper \"bigrig: A range simulator for the DEC+J model\". The scripts contained are used to benchmark the simulation times for bigrig and BioGeoBEARS.
Contained in the dataset is a large number of simulated geographic range alignments which were used evaluate the performance of the previously mentioned tools. The simulated datasets range in size, from 3 ranges and 8 taxa to 63 ranges and 65536 taxa. In addition to the simulated data, this archive contains execution timings and scripts to benchmark the two tools. Potential uses for this archive are as use as an example for further analysis of biogeographical tools or as a source of diverse and high quality biogeographic data.
, , # Data for: bigrig: A range simulator for the DEC[+J] model

## Introduction

This dataset contains benchmarking data and scripts for comparing the
performance of `bigrig`, a range simulator for the DEC+J (Dispersal, Extinction,
Cladogenesis + Jump) biogeographic model, against **BioGeoBEARS**, a widely-used
historical biogeography package.

## Background

The DEC+J model is used in historical biogeography to reconstruct the
evolutionary history of species geographical ranges on based on the phylogenetic
tree describing the evolutionary history of the relevant species. The DEC[+J]
model is, at the time of writing, the most popular model for historical
biogeography.

## Directory Structure

The entire dataset is contained in the tarball `bigrig-dryad.tar.gz`. When
extracted, it has the following directory structure.

```
.
├── bigrig/ # bigrig benchmarking data and scripts
│ ├── benchmarks/
│ │ ├── bigrig_times.csv
│ │ ├── results_bigrig.html
│ │ ├── with-..., ,