Measures of evolvability in Tierra

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Dec 2001 English Publisher:Springer Science and Business Media LLCJournal:Artificial Life and Robotics, volume 5, pages 211-214 (issn: 1433-5298, eissn: 1614-7456,

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Authors: Thomas S. Ray; Chenmei Xu;

doi: 10.1007/bf02481504

Measures of evolvability in Tierra

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A variety of indices are tested for their ability to discriminate periods of evolution from periods of stasis in Tierra. Measures which recognize the emergence of new adaptations are favored. To remove artifacts, the shadow method of Bedau is used. A promising measure tracks the positive derivative of Simpson's index.

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