Title :
Herby: an evolutionary artificial ecology
Author :
Devine, P. ; Paton, R.C.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Liverpool Univ., UK
Abstract :
The paper outlines the design and implementation of an artificial ecology for the investigation of hypotheses relating to real ecologies. An individual based model is used where the differences between individuals provide the basis for selection
Keywords :
biology computing; botany; digital simulation; ecology; evolution (biological); genetic algorithms; Herby; evolutionary artificial ecology; individual based model; natural selection; plant herbivore simulation system; real ecologies; Animation; Biological system modeling; Biological systems; Computer architecture; Computer science; Cultural differences; Environmental factors; Evolution (biology); Marine vehicles; Mathematical model;
Conference_Titel :
Evolutionary Computation, 1997., IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Indianapolis, IN
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3949-5
DOI :
10.1109/ICEC.1997.592328
