Published In
Advances in Systems Science and Applications
Document Type
Post-Print
Publication Date
1-1-1995
Subjects
Diversity, Evolution, Information theory
Abstract
We define three information-theoretic methods for measuring genetic diversity and compare the dynamics of these measures in simple evolutionary models consisting of a population of agents living, reproducing, and dying while competing for resources. The models are "static resource models" i.e., the distribution of resources is constant for all time. Simulation of these models shows that (i) focusing the diversity measures on used alleles and loci especially highlights the adaptive dynamics of diversity, and (ii) even though resources are static, the evolving interactions among the agents makes the effective environment for evolution dynamic.
Keywords: diversity, information theory, evolutionary model, static resource model, adaptive dynamics
Rights
This is the author's manuscript version. The final version was published in Advances in Systems Science and Applications.
Persistent Identifier
https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/42747
Citation Details
Bedau, M., Giger, M., and Zwick, M. (1995). [Post-print]. "Diversity Dynamics in Static Resource Models," Advances in Systems Science and Applications.