- author = "Wolfgang Banzhaf and Peter Nordin and Frank D. Francone",
- title = "Why introns in genetic programming grow exponentially",
- note = "Position paper at the Workshop on Exploring Non-coding Segments and Genetics-based Encodings at ICGA-97",
- month = "21 " # jul,
- year = "1997",
- address = "East Lansing, MI, USA",
- keywords = "genetic algorithms, genetic programming, introns",
-
URL = "
http://www.cs.ucl.ac.uk/staff/W.Langdon/ftp/papers/banzhaf_1997_wiGPge.pdf",
- size = "3 pages",
- abstract = "We argue that introns or non-coding segments of GP programs are a means for genomes to protect themselves from the destructive effects of crossover and other operators. There are, however, both advantages and disadvantages to these protection devices.",
-
notes = "http://garage.cse.msu.edu/icga97/workshops/workshopsIndex.html#encodings
Oct 2016 link to icga97.ws gone
Jan 2026 banzhaf_1997_wiGPge.pdf created
fitness neutral crossover. unbound growth",
