Simple models of evolution and extinction
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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 Alstrøm. 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.
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تاریخ انتشار 1996