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Selective press extinctions, but not random pulse extinctions, cause delayed ecological recovery in communities of digital organisms.
The American naturalist - 1 Apr 2009
Yedid Gabriel, Ofria Charles A, Lenski Richard E
Abstract excerpt
A key issue concerning recovery from mass extinctions is how extinction and diversification mechanisms affect the recovery process. We evolved communities of digital organisms, subjecting them to instantaneous "pulse" extinctions, choosing survivors at random, or to prolonged "pulse" extinctions...
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