Simulating macroevolutionary trends and open-ended evolution with a novel mechanistic multi-level approach.

Abstract excerpt

Microevolution and macroevolution describe evolutionary change at different scales: short-term genetic and phenotypic variation within populations, and long-term patterns of diversification and extinction. Despite their interconnected nature, they have often been studied separately, and the reciprocal causal links between them remain poorly understood due to their operation on different timescales and the...

Topics

• Biological Evolution
• Computer Simulation
• Models, Genetic
• Phenotype
• Biodiversity
• Environment
• Genetic Variation
• Genetic Drift
• Population Dynamics