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GenDrift P local
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WHAT IS IT?
This model is an example of random selection. It shows that patches that randomly exchange colors converge on a single color. The idea, explained in more detail in Dennett's "Darwin's Dangerous Idea", is that trait drifts can occur without any particular purpose or 'selecting pressure'.
The model starts with a random distribution of colors. It then randomly picks a patch to copy a color from, and randomly picks a patch to change to the copied color. The coordinates are global, so it could happen that the same patch is selected for both roles.
After enough time passes, a color will gain a slight dominance. By statistical advantage, a dominate color becomes more likely to win the entire grid. However, because the process is random, there will usually be many series of dominant colors before one color finally wins. A key aspect is that once a color disappears -- becomes extinct -- it can never reappear.
HOW TO USE IT
Use the COLORS slider to select the number of competing colors.
The SETUP button initializes the model.
The GO button starts it running.
THINGS TO NOTICE
Notice that often colors can become quite dominant but still fail to win the grid.
EXTENDING THE MODEL
Explore other rules by which patches might randomly influence each other. What does it take for one color to "win out"?
RELATED MODELS
GenDrift (P global)
GenDrift (T interact)
GenDrift (T reproduce)
CREDITS AND REFERENCES
To refer to this model in academic publications, please use: Wilensky, U. (1997). NetLogo GenDrift P local model. http://ccl.northwestern.edu/netlogo/models/GenDriftPlocal. Center for Connected Learning and Computer-Based Modeling, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL.
In other publications, please use: Copyright 1997 Uri Wilensky. All rights reserved. See http://ccl.northwestern.edu/netlogo/models/GenDriftPlocal for terms of use.
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