Adaptation and the Modular Design of Organisms Export

@inproceedings{citeulike:2581153, abstract = {: In this paper the implications of the theory of evolutionary computation for evolutionary biology are explored. It is claimed that the concept of \"representations\" is particularly useful to understand the evolution of complex adaptation and the origin of the modular design of higher organisms. Modularity improves the adaptability of complex adaptive systems, but arises most likely as a side effect of adaptive evolution rather than being an adaptation itself. 1 Introduction Adaptations are...}, author = {Wagner, Gunter P.}, booktitle = {European Conference on Artificial Life}, citeulike-article-id = {2581153}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.26.9579}, pages = {317--328}, posted-at = {2008-03-24 15:54:43}, priority = {5}, title = {Adaptation and the Modular Design of Organisms}, url = {http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.26.9579}, year = {1995} }

TY - CONF ID - citeulike:2581153 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2581153 N2 - : In this paper the implications of the theory of evolutionary computation for evolutionary biology are explored. It is claimed that the concept of "representations" is particularly useful to understand the evolution of complex adaptation and the origin of the modular design of higher organisms. Modularity improves the adaptability of complex adaptive systems, but arises most likely as a side effect of adaptive evolution rather than being an adaptation itself. 1 Introduction Adaptations are... EP - 328 TI - Adaptation and the Modular Design of Organisms T2 - European Conference on Artificial Life SP - 317 AU - Wagner, Gunter PY - 1995/// UR - http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.26.9579 ER -