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Introduction
Genetic algorithms (GAs) are powerful search techniques based on principles of evolution. They are now widely applied to solve problems in many...
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Linkage Learning Genetic Algorithm
In order to handle linkage evolution and to tackle the ordering problem, Harik [47] took Holland’s call [53] for the evolution of tight linkage quite...
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Preliminaries: Assumptions and the Test Problem
After introducing the background and motivation of the linkage learning genetic algorithm, we will start to improve and understand the linkage...
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Genetic Algorithms and Genetic Linkage
This chapter provides a summary of fundamental materials on genetic algorithms. It presents definitions of genetic algorithm terms and briefly...
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Genetic Linkage Learning Techniques
The importance of learning genetic linkage has been discussed in the previous chapter and recognized in the field of genetic and evolutionary...
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Conclusions
This chapter concludes this monograph. It starts with the summary of the progress, results, and status of the research project, followed by tasks of...
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A First Improvement: Using Promoters
Harik [47] took Holland’s call [53] for evolution of tight genetic linkage and proposed the linkage learning genetic algorithm (LLGA), which used a...
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Convergence Time for the Linkage Learning Genetic Algorithm
As indicated in the previous chapter, inspired by the coding mechanism existing in genetics, introducing the use of promoters in the linkage learning...
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Introducing Subchromosome Representations
While the linkage learning genetic algorithm achieved successful genetic linkage learning on problems with badly scaled building blocks, it was less...
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Synthetic Alfalfa Infusion Odour Attracts Gravid Culex quinquefasciatus Under Laboratory Conditions
Gravid culicine mosquitoes rely on olfactory cues for selecting breeding sites containing organic detritus. While this capacity of the mosquitoes is...
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Where do Harris’ Checkerspots Lay their Eggs and what are the Consequences?
Where a female lays her eggs has strong implications for the survival of her offspring, an impetus that takes on particular significance for species...
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Endopolyploidy and its role in sha** ant castes and colony dynamics: a study on Camponotus aff. balzani (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)
The high diversity in ants has been associated with some genomic divergences, including karyotype, nuclear genome size and DNA sequences. This study...
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The C-terminal region of the Plasmodium berghei gamete surface 184-kDa protein Pb184 contributes to fertilization and male gamete binding to the residual body
BackgroundMalaria, a global health concern, is caused by parasites of the Plasmodium genus, which undergo gametogenesis in the midgut of mosquitoes...
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Dominance hierarchy limits resilience in the endangered queenless ant Dinoponera lucida
Division of labour is an important factor of social insect ecological success. However, the specific mechanisms associated with division of...
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Malaria prevalence and transmission in the Zakpota sub-district of central Benin: baseline characteristics for a community randomised trial of a new insecticide for indoor residual spraying
BackgroundMalaria transmission is known to be perennial and heterogeneous in Benin. Studies assessing local malaria prevalence, transmission levels...
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Effects of Alphacypermethrin selection on fitness traits of Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae)
Culex quinquefasciatus Say 1823 (Diptera: Culicidae), a vector of lymphatic filariasis and various arboviruses, is the most abundant mosquito owing...
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First Report of Bothynus striatellus (Coleoptera: Melolonthidae) Damaging Lucerne Crops in Argentina
We report for the first time that larvae of the genus Bothynus Hope (Coleoptera: Melolonthidae) caused economic damage to lucerne ( Medicago sativa ...
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The potential application of Czenspinskia transversostriata in biological control
Phytoseiid predatory mites are one of the most important groups of biocontrol agents, commonly used in biological control. The ability to produce...
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Non-falciparum malaria infections in Uganda, does it matter? A review of the published literature
BackgroundPlasmodium falciparum is the dominant malaria species in the sub-Saharan Africa and the main cause of severe disease and death....
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The effect of single low-dose primaquine treatment for uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria on haemoglobin levels in Ethiopia: a longitudinal cohort study
BackgroundTo interrupt residual malaria transmission and achieve successful elimination of Plasmodium falciparum in low-transmission settings, the...
