Self-sustainability challenges of plants colonization strategies in virtual 3D environments

K. Godin-Dubois, S. Cussat-Blanc, Y. Duthen

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Abstract

© Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019.The Biosphere is a bountiful source of inspiration for the biologically inclined scientist, though one may be seized by the twists and turns of its complexity. Artificial Life emerged from the conundrum of condensing this overwhelming intricacy into a tractable volume of data. To tackle the distant challenge of studying the long-term dynamics of artificial ecosystems, we focused in this work our efforts on plant-plant interactions in a simplified 3D setting. Through an extension of K. Sims’ directed graphs, we devised a polyvalent genotype for artificial plants development. These individuals compete and collaborate with one another in a shared plot of earth subjected to dynamically changing environmental conditions. We illustrate and analyze how the use of multi-objective fitnesses generated a panel of diverse morphologies and strategies. Furthermore, we identify two driving forces of the emerge of self-reproduction and investigate their effect on self-sustainability.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationApplications of Evolutionary Computation - 22nd International Conference, EvoApplications 2019, Held as Part of EvoStar 2019, Proceedings
EditorsP.A. Castillo, P. Kaufmann
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages377-392
ISBN (Print)9783030166915
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2019
Externally publishedYes
Event22nd International Conference on Applications of Evolutionary Computation, EvoApplications 2019, held as Part of EvoStar 2019 - Leipzig, Germany
Duration: 24 Apr 201926 Apr 2019

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference22nd International Conference on Applications of Evolutionary Computation, EvoApplications 2019, held as Part of EvoStar 2019
Country/TerritoryGermany
CityLeipzig
Period24/04/1926/04/19

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