6.14 Low Mutation: Population size graphs for Run 3 (
left
) and Run 9 (
right
). 154
6.15 Low Mutation: Takeover of p opulation by `cancerous' mutant (darker
squares) in Run 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
6.16 CPU-time Distribution: Graphs of Program Length for 4 of the 9 Runs. 157
6.17 Private Energy Collection: Class 1-like b ehaviour. . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
6.18 Private Energy Collection: Population Size and Diversity for Run 9. . . 161
6.19 Large Energy Gradient, Runs 1 and 2: Change in constitution of p opu-
lation over time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
6.20 Large Energy Gradient, Runs 3, 5, 7 and 8: Change in constitution of
p opulation over time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
6.21 Large Energy Gradient, Run 3: Spatial Distribution of Programs at
Time Slice 900,000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
6.22 Large Energy Gradient, Run 8: Spatial Distribution of Programs at
Time Slice 900,000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
6.23 Large Energy Gradient: Equilibrium distribution of environmental energy. 167
6.24 Large Energy Gradient, Run 5: Spatial Distribution of Programs of
Dierent Sizes at Time Slice 900,000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
6.25 Large Energy Gradient, Run 7: Spatial Distribution of Programs of
Dierent Sizes at Time Slice 900,000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
6.26 Large Energy Gradient, Runs 4, 6 and 9: Change in constitution of
p opulation over time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
6.27 Large Energy Gradient, Run 4: Spatial Distribution of Programs of
Dierent Sizes at Time Slice 900,000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
6.28 Large Energy Gradient, Run 6: Spatial Distribution of Programs of
Dierent Sizes at Time Slice 900,000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
6.29 Large Energy Gradient, Run 9: Spatial Distribution of Programs of
Dierent Sizes at Time Slice 900,000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
6.30 Schematic of the Sexual Ancestor, 1314AAAA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
7.1 Categorisation of Repro ducers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
7.2 DNA Replication. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
7.3 Emb eddedness of Individuals and Richness of Interactions in Various
Articial Evolutionary Platforms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
A.1 Format of the
genetic
code.ini
le. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
A.2 Format of the
params.ini
le. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
A.3 Format of the
ancestor.ini
le. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
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