[adegenet-forum] Using PCA of SPCA in linear models with environmental data.

[Hanan Sela]

Hello list
I have done what Thibaut suggested using the "pcnm" function in "vegan"
(with no wights).  I have used the first two  pcnm PC's in canonical
correspondence analysis (CCA) between SNP matrix as dependent matrix and
the pcnm's PC's as perdictors. I have used the "cca" function in "vegan".
The results are in the attached PDF file.  The results show that the fist
two PC's fits exactly the first two cca PC's.  To remind you, the pcnm PC's
are derived from spatial data and the cca PC's are derived from genetic SNP
data.  My explanation to this is that I have a bias in the sampling that
may results artifacts. In my data there are 1-5 genotypes from the same
site (spatial distance=0)
average 1.9 genotypes per site.  I suspect that the structure of the
sampling which is not spatially uniform may contribute to the high
correlation of the PC's.  When I choose one genotype per site, the
correlation is lower but still very high. I would like to hear your opinion.
Hanan

On Thu, Jul 12, 2012 at 3:35 PM, Jombart, Thibaut
<t.jombart at imperial.ac.uk>wrote:

>
> Yes, there has been quite a few methods developed since. A starting point
> would be:
>
> Dray, S.; Legendre, P. & Peres-Neto, P. Spatial modelling: a comprehensive
> framework for principal coordinate analysis of neighbour matrices (PCNM)
> Ecological Modelling, 2006, 196, 483-493
>
> Cheers
>
> Thibaut
>
> ________________________________________
> From: Hanan Sela [dooshra at gmail.com]
> Sent: 12 July 2012 12:44
> To: Jombart, Thibaut
> Cc: adegenet-forum at lists.r-forge.r-project.org
> Subject: Re: [adegenet-forum] Using PCA of SPCA in linear models with
> environmental data.
>
> Thank you for the answer
> I want to test whether space (lat+lon) has significant effect on the
> genetic structure. Therefore I would like to use spatial variables in the
> right side of the model. Can you suggest a better representation of the
> spatial structures than lat-lon?
> Thank you
> Hanan
>
> On Thu, Jul 12, 2012 at 1:58 PM, Jombart, Thibaut <
> t.jombart at imperial.ac.uk<mailto:t.jombart at imperial.ac.uk>> wrote:
> Dear Hanan,
>
> this is a tricky question, and I don't think there is a single universal
> answer. Technically speaking, the only requirement is that your residuals
> are independent, so you need to make sure there is no spatial
> autocorrelation left there. Otherwise minimizing the sum of squared
> residuals is no longer the ML solution.
>
> The real problem relates to the interpretation, and the assumption
> implicitly made by the model. There is several reasons why spatial genetic
> patterns can occur. Your model has the form:
> genetic pattern = lat+lon + environment + residuals
>
> Which means that beyond linear trends, genetic patterns are due to the
> environment. It makes sense to treat spatial autocorrelation as a
> confounding factor first removed from the analysis. But lat+lon is often
> not enough to capture all spatial structures. In this respect, using PCs
> from PCA on the left side is probably better than sPCA (no need to seek
> spatial structures to remove them afterwards).
>
> Cheers
>
> Thibaut
>
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> Subject: [adegenet-forum] Using PCA of SPCA in linear models with
> environmental data.
>
> Hello all
> I am trying to estimate the major factors affecting the spatial
> distribution of wild wheat genotypes.  I am using a linear model where the
> PCA or the SPCA   first and second axis are the dependent variables and the
> environmental variables are the predictors. Additionally I am using the
> longitude and the latitude as predictors.   Since there is a spatial
> reference on the left side of the formula, I was wondering if using SPCA on
> the right side will not be a problem.
> Thank you
> Hanan
>
>
>
> --
> Hanan Sela Ph.D.
> Curator of the Lieberman Cereal Germplasm Bank
> The Institute for Cereal Crops Improvement
> Tel-Aviv University
> P.O. Box 39040
> Tel Aviv 69978
> Israel
>
> hans at tauex.tau.ac.il<mailto:hans at tauex.tau.ac.il>
> Phone: 972-3-6405773
> Cell: 972-50-5727458
> Fax: 972-3-6407857
>
>


-- 
Hanan Sela Ph.D.
Curator of the Lieberman Cereal Germplasm Bank
The Institute for Cereal Crops Improvement
Tel-Aviv University
P.O. Box 39040
Tel Aviv 69978
Israel

hans at tauex.tau.ac.il
Phone: 972-3-6405773
Cell: 972-50-5727458
Fax: 972-3-6407857
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