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Chapter 1 -- Introduction: The Fascination
of Evolution
- Flavors of Evolution
- Adaptation and Selection
- Drip by drip - Cumulative Selection
- Simulated Mimesis of Butterflies
- Evolutionary Creativity - biomorphs
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I. EVOLUTIONARY COMPUTATION |
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Chapter 2 -- Evolutionary Algorithms
for Optimization
- A simplified formal model of evolution
- Optimization through adaptive structures
- A general evolutionary algorithm scheme
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Chapter 3 -- Genetic Algorithms
- Polyploid GA chromosomes
- Point mutation on GA chromosomes
- GA recombination
- Additional genetic operators
- Selection and GA evolution scheme
- Genetic algorithms with Evolvica
- Genetic algorithms at work
- Schemata - the key to GAs?
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Chapter 4 -- Evolution Strategies
- Representation of individuals
- Mutation
- Recombination
- Selection and reproduction schemes
- Meta-evolution strategies and the island model
- Evolution strategies with Evolvica
- Evolution strategies at work
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II. IF DARWIN HAD BEEN A PROGRAMMER... |
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Chapter 5 -- Programming by Evolution
- Evolving versus programming
- Evolution and programming: a survey
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Chapter 6 -- Evolutionary Programming
- Computer programs as finite state machines
- Mutation operators on FSA
- Automatic generation of finite state machines
- EP selection and evolution scheme
- Evolutionary programming with Evolvica
- Evolutionary programming at work
- Diversification of evolutionary programming
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Chapter 7 -- Genetic Programming (GP)
- Symbolic expressions as genotypical program structures
- GP recombination of program structures
- GP mutation of program structures
- GP evolution scheme
- Genetic programming in action
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Chapter 8 -- Advanced Genetic Programming
- Breeding of computer programs: the AntTracker example
- Analysis of an evolution experiment
- Adaptive operator weights
- Advanced GP operators and functionality
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III. EVOLUTION OF DEVELOPMENTAL PROGRAMS |
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Chapter 9 -- Computer
Models of Developmental Programs
- Cellular automata and cellular programming
- Lindenmayer systems
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Chapter 10 -- Evolutionary Inference
of Lindenmayer Systems
- Encoding of IL-systems
- Evolution of fractal structures
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Chapter 11 -- Artificial Plant Evolution
- The ArtFlower garden
- Breeding artificial flowers
- The ArtFlower garden in full bloom
- Extensions for more realistic plant modelling
- Evolution of plant ecosystems
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