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11 - Computer Science and Informatics
University of York
Constraints on adaptation : Explaining deviation from optimal sex ratio using artificial neural networks
<24>The Computer Science contribution of this paper is in the application of established techniques (neural networks, evolutionary algorithms) to generate a model that explains observed behaviour more accurately than other mathematical models. The importance of constraints in development of artificial neural network models is demonstrated. The approach was taken up by Bugler M, Rempoulakis P, Shacham R, Keasar T, Thuijsman F (2013) Sex Allocation in a Polyembryonic Parasitoid with Female Soldiers: An Evolutionary Simulation and an Experimental Test. PLoS ONE 8(6): e64780. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0064780