Title :
Why sex - Are men useful for anything?
Author :
Stauffer, Dietrich
Author_Institution :
Inst. fur Theor. Phys., Koln Univ., Germany
Abstract :
The article examines various computer simulations of biological and evolutionary systems. The simulations address the question of whether there is an evolutionary advantage of sexual over asexual reproduction. Other areas addressed by such simulations include mutation rates, biological aging of men and women and reasons for menopause in women.
Keywords :
biology computing; digital simulation; evolution (biological); asexual reproduction; biological aging; biology computing; computer simulations; evolutionary advantage; evolutionary systems; men; menopause; mutation rates; sexual reproduction; women; Aging; Animals; Biological system modeling; Clustering algorithms; Computational modeling; Computer simulation; Earth; Genetic mutations; Microorganisms; Pediatrics;
Journal_Title :
Computing in Science & Engineering
DOI :
10.1109/5992.743628
