B3GET (1.3.1)

B3GET simulates populations of virtual organisms evolving over generations, whose evolutionary outcomes reflect the selection pressures of their environment. The model simulates several factors considered important in biology, including life history trade-offs, investment in fighting ability and aggression, sperm competition, infanticide, and competition over access to food and mates. Downloaded materials include starting genotype and population files. Edit the these files and see what changes occur in the behavior of virtual populations!

View the B3GET user manual here.

Release Notes

This release brings B3GET into compliance with the University of Minnesota’s licensing requirements for release under the GNU General Public License 2.0, and updates the model to run on NetLogo 7.0.4. All source files now carry UMN copyright and license headers, and the package includes a License.txt (full GPL 2.0 text), Copyright.txt (UMN and NetLogo copyright notices), and a new README. No changes to model behavior, parameters, or outputs.

Associated Publications

Crouse, K. N., Miller, C. M., & Wilson, M. L. (2019). New approaches to modeling primate socioecology: Does small female group size BEGET loyal males?. Journal of human evolution, 137, 102671.