Mathematical models for explaining the emergence of specialization in performing tasks

Complexity

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 37-48

  Solow, Daniel ^a,c   Szmerekovsky, Joesph ^b  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b North Dakota State University   (United States)

^c CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Evolutionary approach; Specialization

Indexed keywords

EID: 9644295989     PISSN: 10762787     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cplx.20048     Document Type: Article

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