Kuri: A Simulator of Ecological Genetics for Tree Populations. (26th July 2009)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Alle, Benn R.; Furtado-Alle, Lupe; Gondro, Cedric; Magalhães, João Carlos M.
• Other Names: Ritchie Marylyn Academic Editor.
• Is Part Of: Journal of artificial evolution and applications. Volume 2009(2009)
• Publication Date: 2009-07-26
• Subjects: Evolutionary programming (Computer science) -- Periodicals; Evolutionary programming (Computer science); Periodicals; Electronic journals; 006.3823
• DOI: 10.1155/2009/783647
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1687-6229

Abstract

Abstract : This paper presents Kuri, a software package developed to simulate the temporal and spatial dynamics of genetic variability in populations and multispecies communities of trees, as well as their interactions with environmental factors. A conceptual model using agents inspired on Echo models is used to define the environment, the hierarchical structures, and the low-level rules of the system. At the individual agent (tree) level a genetic algorithm is used to model the genotypic structure and the genetic processes, from a small set of simple rules, complex higher-order population, and environmental interactions emerge. The program was written in Delphi for the Windows environment, and was designed to be used for educational and research purposes.