Graph Theory & Networks - Dr. Melanie Murphy

This lecture introduces network approaches and how they are used in landscape genetic studies.  Specifically, this lecture will cover:

• 1. What is a graph?

  2. An overview of specific graph-theoretic metrics available for analyses.

  3. How can we examine connectivity within a network?

  4. Empirical examples of networks:

• • • Population Graphs

    • Networks as hypotheses

    • Gravity models

Readings

Required readings:

• Chapter 10 of Textbook (Graph Theory and Network Models in Landscape Genetics) 

• Forester et al. 2022

Recommended readings:

• Murphy et al. 2010 (columbia spotted frog gravity model paper, if not read earlier)

• Dyer 2015 (additional review paper)

• Dyer and Nason 2004 (Population graphs)

Lecture Slides

Week 12 Slides

Lecture Video