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Learning as a Consequence of Selection

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Artificial Evolution (EA 2001)

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Since the end of the XIXth century, the influence of learning on natural selection has been considered. More recently, this influence has been investigated using computer simulations. However, it has not yet been shown how the ability of learning can be the product of natural selection. This point is precisely the subject of this paper.

Samuel Delepoulle acknowledges the support of the “Conseil Régional Nord-Pas de Calais, France”, under contract n 97 53 0283

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  1. Unité de Recherche sur l’Évolution des Comportements et des Apprentissages (URECA), Université de Lille 3, UPRES-EA 1059, B.P. 149, 59653, Villeneuve d’Ascq Cedex, France

    Samuel Delepoulle & Jean-Claude Darcheville

  2. Laboratoire d’Informatique du Littoral (LIL), Université du Littoral Côte d’Opale, UPRES-JE 2335, B.P. 719, 62228, Calais Cedex, France

    Samuel Delepoulle & Philippe Preux

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  1. Centre de Mathématiques Appliquées, Ecole Polytechnique, 91128, Palaiseau Cedex, France

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  2. LIL, Université du Littoral — Côte d’Opale, BP 719, 62228, Calais Cedex, France

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  3. LERIA, Université d’Angers, 2 Boulevard Lavoisier, 49045, Angers Cedex 01, France

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Delepoulle, S., Preux, P., Darcheville, JC. (2002). Learning as a Consequence of Selection. In: Collet, P., Fonlupt, C., Hao, JK., Lutton, E., Schoenauer, M. (eds) Artificial Evolution. EA 2001. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 2310. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-46033-0_28

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