Evolution and the regulation of environmental variables
Williams, H. and Noble, J. (2005) Evolution and the regulation of environmental variables. In, Capcarrere, M. S., Freitas, A. A., Bentley, P. J., Johnson, C. G. and Timmis, J. (eds.) Advances in Artificial Life: Eighth European Conference on Artificial Life (ECAL’05). , Springer, 332-341.
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The idea that the biota can regulate the abiotic components of their environment to levels suitable for life has attracted criticism from neo-Darwinian theorists but is still a viable hypothesis. Here we present a model, similar to Daisyworld [1] but more general, which allows for a more extensive study of the compatibility of biotic regulation with evolutionary theory. Results obtained highlight the importance of constraints on the evolutionary process for the emergence of regulation, and set the scene for more comprehensive future study.
| Item Type: | Book Section |
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Physical and Applied Science > Electronics and Computer Science > Agents, Interactions & Complexity |
| Item ID: | 265243 |
| Date Deposited: | 29 Feb 2008 18:40 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Mar 2012 14:04 |
| Contributors: | Williams, H. (Author) Noble, J. (Author) Capcarrere, M. S. (Editor) Freitas, A. A. (Editor) Bentley, P. J. (Editor) Johnson, C. G. (Editor) Timmis, J. (Editor) |
| Date: | 2005 |
| Status: | Published |
| Publisher: | Springer |
| Further Information: | Google Scholar |
| ISI Citation Count: | 3 |
| URI: | http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/265243 |
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