Making phylogenetic networks orchard: Algorithms to determine if a phylogenetic network is orchard and to transform non-orchard to orchard networks

Phylogenetic networks are used to represent evolutionary histories of a set of taxa. In this thesis, we look at a certain network class, called orchard networks. <br/>In the beginning of this thesis, definitions concerning phylogenetic networks and specifically orchard networks are introduced. The characterization of orchard networks involves...