Table 1. Evolvable parameters of foragers.
Category | Parameter | Min | Max | St. dev. | Units |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Decision making (probability to choose action) | p V (predator scan) | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.2 | |
p M (move after move) | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.2 | ||
p SE (food scan after eat) | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.2 | ||
p SN (food scan after nofood) | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.2 | ||
p MTF (move to food) | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.2 | ||
Vigilance | t V (scan duration) | 0.167 | 1.99 | 0.4 | min |
a V (scan angle) | 0.0 | 360 | 72 | degrees | |
Fleeing | t P (flee duration) | 0.0 | - | 5 | min |
Grouping | a R (repulsion turning angle) | 0.0 | 360 | 72 | degrees |
a A (attraction turning angle) | 0.0 | 360 | 72 | degrees | |
z R (repulsion zone) | 0 | 50 | 10 | m | |
z A (attraction zone) | z R | 50 | 10 | m | |
n R (tolerated neighbors) | 0 | - | 1 | m | |
Movement | t M (move duration) | 0.167 | 1.99 | 0.4 | min |
d M (move distance) | 0.0 | - | 3 | m | |
a M (move angle) | 0.0 | 360 | 72 | degrees | |
Foraging | t F (foodscan duration) | 0.167 | 1.99 | 0.4 | min |
d F (foodscan distance) | 0.0 | - | 3 | m | |
a F (foodscan angle) | 0.0 | 360 | 72 | degrees |
The standard deviation of mutation is scaled to be approximately 0.2 times the range of the parameter. The maximum of durations was imposed due to how the model was programmed, but was high enough not to affect the results.