Evolutionary Daisyworld models: A new approach to studying complex adaptive systems

Ecological Informatics

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 231-240

  Nuño, Juan Carlos ^a   de Vicente, Javier ^a   Olarrea, José ^a   López, Pilar ^b   Lahoz Beltrá, Rafael ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Complex adaptive system; Daisyworld; Evolutionary algorithm; Mathematical modelling; Quasispecies

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; MUTATION; NATURAL SELECTION; POPULATION SIZE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EID: 77954762517     PISSN: 15749541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoinf.2010.03.003     Document Type: Article

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