Title :
"Marigolds:" an evolutionary algorithm simulation
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Bioinformatics & Computational Biol., Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA, USA
Abstract :
A novel evolutionary algorithm was developed to simulate plant growth in a 3D environment with and without mortality. After adaptation the populations exhibit characteristics resembling natural strategies: dividing into unique types, promoting seed dispersal through flower placement, and maximizing energy production. The distance between branches decreased when mortality was enabled
Keywords :
genetic algorithms; simulation; software agents; 3D environment; Marigolds; energy production; evolutionary algorithm simulation; flower placement; mortality; natural strategies; plant growth simulation; unique types; virtual environments; Bioinformatics; Biological system modeling; Computational biology; Computational modeling; Evolutionary computation; Genomics; Intelligent agent; Predictive models; Springs; Virtual environment;
Conference_Titel :
Evolutionary Computation, 2002. CEC '02. Proceedings of the 2002 Congress on
Conference_Location :
Honolulu, HI
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7282-4
DOI :
10.1109/CEC.2002.1006255
