Transient phenomena in learning and evolution: Genetic assimilation and genetic redistribution

Artificial Life

Volumn 11, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 177-188

  Wiles, Janet ^a   Watson, James ^a   Tonkes, Bradley ^b   Deacon, Terrence ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Baldwin effect; Evolutionary computation; Genetic assimilation; Genetic redistribution; Genetic variation

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS; COGNITIVE SYSTEMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EVOLUTIONARY ALGORITHMS; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; LEARNING SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

BALDWIN EFFECT; COGNITIVE ADAPTATION; GENETIC ASSIMILATION; GENETIC REDISTRIBUTION; GENETIC VARIATION;

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; EVOLUTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; LEARNING; PHYSIOLOGY;

EVOLUTION; LEARNING; MODELS, GENETIC; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 15444373118     PISSN: 10645462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/1064546053279026     Document Type: Article

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