On the evolution of multicellularity and eusociality

Artificial Life

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-15

  Bull, Larry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Baldwin effect; Eusocial colonies; Genetic algorithm; Multicellular organisms; NKC model

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CELL AGGREGATION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVOLUTION; REPRODUCTION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; CELL AGGREGATION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; EVOLUTION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; REPRODUCTION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0033430276     PISSN: 10645462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/106454699568656     Document Type: Article

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