用人工生命模拟群体繁殖，揭示个体如何演化成有集体生殖能力的单位。
Emergent Collective Reproduction via Evolving Neuronal Flocks
- 构建VitaNova框架，融合自组织与自然选择模拟群体演化。
- 简单智能体在捕食者和空间限制下进化出集体繁殖行为。
- 为理解生物高级个体性提供新实证路径，适合演化生物学研究者。
本研究通过名为VitaNova的新颖人工生命框架，深入探讨了个体性演化转变（ETIs）的机制。该框架将自组织与自然选择有机结合，动态模拟环境中个体代理在捕食者威胁与空间约束下的演化过程。研究发现，简单代理可逐步演化为具有凝聚力的群体，并表现出集体繁殖行为。结果表明，自组织行为与适应性演化策略的协同作用是推动ETIs的核心动力。该方法不仅深化了对高等生物个体性的理解，还为ETIs的实证研究树立了新范式，挑战并拓展了现有理论框架。
原文摘要 · Abstract (English)
This study facilitates the understanding of evolutionary transitions in individuality (ETIs) through a novel artificial life framework, named VitaNova, that intricately merges self-organization and natural selection to simulate the emergence of complex, reproductive groups. By dynamically modelling individual agents within an environment that challenges them with predators and spatial constraints, VitaNova elucidates the mechanisms by which simple agents evolve into cohesive units exhibiting collective reproduction. The findings underscore the synergy between self-organized behaviours and adaptive evolutionary strategies as fundamental drivers of ETIs. This approach not only contributes to a deeper understanding of higher-order biological individuality but also sets a new precedent in the empirical investigation of ETIs, challenging and extending current theoretical frameworks.
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