A selection gradient describes the relationship between a character trait and a species' relative fitness. A trait may be a physical characteristic, such...
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for all r, as otherwise the population would grow indefinitely. The selection gradient is defined as the slope of the invasion exponent at m = r {\displaystyle...
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Gradient descent is a method for unconstrained mathematical optimization. It is a first-order iterative algorithm for minimizing a differentiable multivariate...
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The r/K selection theory is an evolutionary hypothesis examining the selection of traits in an organism that trade off between quantity and quality of...
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The concept of sexual selection was introduced by Charles Darwin as an element of his theory of natural selection. Sexual selection is a biological way...
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wind gradient, more specifically wind speed gradient or wind velocity gradient, or alternatively shear wind, is the vertical component of the gradient of...
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Gradient-index (GRIN) optics is the branch of optics covering optical effects produced by a gradient of the refractive index of a material. Such gradual...
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Reinforcement learning (redirect from Deep deterministic policy gradient)
The two approaches available are gradient-based and gradient-free methods. Gradient-based methods (policy gradient methods) start with a mapping from...
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the gradient image is: Compare the edge strength of the current pixel with the edge strength of the pixel in the positive and negative gradient directions...
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XGBoost (eXtreme Gradient Boosting) is an open-source software library which provides a regularizing gradient boosting framework for C++, Java, Python...
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Federated learning (redirect from Federated stochastic gradient descent)
implementations and hyperparameter selection methodologies. While most federated‑learning research focuses on gradient‑based models, ensemble trees have...
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In the presence of a chemical gradient bacteria will chemotax, or direct their overall motion based on the gradient. If the bacterium senses that it...
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potentially creating a gradient in a genotypic or phenotypic trait. Such clines in characters can not be maintained through selection alone if much gene flow...
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rephasing (selection) or dephasing (elimination) of a particular magnetization transfer pathway. It includes the application of magnetic field gradient pulses...
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Sex selection is the attempt to control the sex of the offspring to achieve a desired sex. It can be accomplished in several ways, both pre- and post-implantation...
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Fecundity selection, also known as fertility selection, is the fitness advantage resulting from selection on traits that increases the number of offspring...
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Proximal gradient (forward backward splitting) methods for learning is an area of research in optimization and statistical learning theory which studies...
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Simplex noise (section Gradient selection)
involves four steps: coordinate skewing, simplicial subdivision, gradient selection, and kernel summation. An input coordinate is transformed using the...
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Lasso (statistics) (redirect from Least Absolute Shrinkage and Selection Operator)
shrinkage and selection operator; also Lasso, LASSO or L1 regularization) is a regression analysis method that performs both variable selection and regularization...
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Parapatric speciation (section Environmental gradients)
localized interactions along environmental gradients can facilitate speciation through frequency-dependent selection and result in patterns of geographical...
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(alternatively spelled optimisation) or mathematical programming is the selection of a best element, with regard to some criteria, from some set of available...
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Density functional theory (redirect from Generalized gradient approximation)
correlation, in order to understand the origin of specific electric field gradients in crystals. Despite recent improvements, there are still difficulties...
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Hyperparameter optimization (category Model selection)
is possible to compute the gradient with respect to hyperparameters and then optimize the hyperparameters using gradient descent. The first usage of...
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merge or join, and a revamped gradient tool allowing for more in-depth color manipulation as well as transparency in gradients. CS5 was released in April...
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Some of the concepts and tools he introduced, such as the phenotypic selection gradient (univariate or multivariate, directional or quadratic) and the G matrix...
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Bateman's principle (redirect from Bateman gradient)
contrast, sexual selection was also shown to be stronger for females in role-reversed species. They suggested that the Bateman gradient is typically the...
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Optical tweezers (redirect from Gradient optical force)
Optical tweezers (originally called single-beam gradient force trap) are scientific instruments that use a highly focused laser beam to hold and move microscopic...
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Learning rate (category Model selection)
Hyperparameter optimization Stochastic gradient descent Variable metric methods Overfitting Backpropagation AutoML Model selection Self-tuning Murphy, Kevin P....
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Sperm sorting (section For sex selection)
Moshtaghian, J.; Nasr-Esfahani, M.H. (2009-10-01). "Selection of sperm based on combined density gradient and Zeta method may improve ICSI outcome". Human...
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Steady-state free precession imaging (redirect from Gradient Recall Acquisition using Steady States)
imaging gradients. If, within one TR, either one of the gradient moments of magnetic gradients along three logical directions, including slice selection direction...
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