In this section of the paper, we presented an additional experiment performed using the Avida digital evolution software platform in which we provided the organisms with 25 simpler tasks that they cou
The evolution of complex organismal traits is obvious as a historical fact, but the underlying causes—including the role of natural selection—are contested. Gould argued that a random walk from a n
We present an inquiry-based curriculum based on the digital evolution platform Avida-ED (http://avida-ed.msu.edu). We designed an instructional sequence and lab book consisting of an introduction t
Zipped folder contains the raw data generated from agent-based digital evolution experiments, R project and script files to import and summarize data, and generate figures used for the manuscript: Jar
Sexual signals are important in attracting and choosing mates; however, these signals and their associated preferences are often costly and frequently lost. Despite the prevalence of signaling system
