Date of Award
2012
Publication Type
Master Thesis
Degree Name
M.Sc.
Department
Computer Science
Keywords
Computer science.
Supervisor
Gras, Robin (Computer Science)
Rights
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
Creative Commons License
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Abstract
In this thesis, we tackle the two biological questions of Mate Choice and Species Extinction using a predator-prey ecosystem simulation named EcoSim. We conducted two experiments to studies these questions. In the first experiment, the impact of three mate choice models, random, similar, and exaggerated ornamental mate, on the behaviour and characteristic of individuals is studied. Experimental results showed very interesting genetic and behavioural differences between each model. In the second experiment, the effect of demographic, environmental, and genetic factors on the species extinction was investigated. Experimental results illustrated that some combinations of these factors can lead to predict the near future extinction with some interesting insights about the effect of these factors.
Recommended Citation
Hosseini Sedehi, Seyed Meisam, "Studying Mate Choice and Species Extinction using EcoSim" (2012). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 323.
https://scholar.uwindsor.ca/etd/323