Some properties of k-Delaunay and k-Gabriel graphs

We consider two classes of higher order proximity graphs defined on a set of points in the plane, namely, the k-Delaunay graph and the k-Gabriel graph. We give bounds on the following combinatorial and geometric properties of these graphs: spanning ratio, diameter, connectivity, chromatic number, and minimum number of layers necessary to partition the edges of the graphs so that no two edges of the same layer cross.