Year: 1999
Type: preprint
Abstract: This article gives a brief introduction to the mathematical modeling of large-scale biological evolution and extinction. We give three examples of simple models in this field: the coevolutionary avalanche model of Bak and Sneppen, the environmental stress model of Newman, and the increasing fitness model of Sibani, Schmidt, and Alstrom. We describe the features of real evolution which these models are intended to explain and compare the results of simulations against data drawn from the fossil record.
Source: arXiv (Cornell University)
Author: Newman, M. E. J.
Institution: Santa Fe Institute
Language: English
Subfield: Paleontology
Field: Earth and Planetary Sciences
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
Awards: G3400433116, G4353487559, G8876996369
OpenAlex ID: W2951053209