On the gradual evolution of complexity and the sudden emergence of complex features

Artificial Life

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 255-263

  Ofria, Charles ^a   Huang, Wei ^a   Torng, Eric ^a  

^a Michigan State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Avida; Biocomplexity; Digital evolution; Experimental evolution; Information theory; Self replication

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGY; INFORMATION THEORY;

AVIDA; BIOCOMPLEXITY; DIGITAL EVOLUTION; EXPERIMENTAL EVOLUTION; SELF-REPLICATIONS;

COORDINATION REACTIONS;

ARTICLE; BIOGENESIS; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPUTER PROGRAM; EVOLUTION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOMICS; LOGIC; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MUTATION; STATISTICAL MODEL; THEORETICAL MODEL; TIME;

BIOGENESIS; EVOLUTION; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOMICS; LOGIC; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, GENETIC; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MUTATION; SOFTWARE; TIME FACTORS; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 50649125471     PISSN: 10645462     EISSN: 15309185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/artl.2008.14.3.14302     Document Type: Article

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