Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6371160 | Journal of Theoretical Biology | 2012 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
⺠The characteristic time, Tc, evaluates the average evolution time of deterministic systems. ⺠The Tc depends on the mutation rate and on the fitness landscape. ⺠For certain fitness-landscapes, when evolving to a highest peak Tc shows a minimum at a given mutation rate. ⺠The minimum Tc is the consequence of a trade-off between exploration and fixation. ⺠In some fitness landscapes Tc shows a maximum at a mutation rate related to the error threshold.
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Authors
Arturo MarÃn, Héctor Tejero, Juan Carlos Nuño, Francisco Montero,