Hedgehogs, hedgehog, 17 species of hedgehog in five genera. A hedgehog is any of the spiny mammals of the subfamily Erinaceinae, which is in order Erinaceomorpha. There are found in Europe, Asia, Africa and New Zealand (by introduction). There are no hedgehogs native to Australia, nor the Americas.
Simulated Evolution is the umbrella name for a set of projects focused on using agent-based modeling to explore and learn about evolutionary processes.
As used here , simulation is defined as the process of creating a model ( i.e. , an abstract representation or facsimile ) of an existing or proposed system ( e.g. , a project , a business , a mine , a watershed , a forest , the organs in your body ) in order to identify and understand those factors which control the system and / or to predict ( ...