?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=The+Emergence+of+Symbiotic+Groups+Resulting+From+Skill-Differentiation+and+Tags&rft.creator=Edmonds%2C+Bruce&rft.subject=Complexity+Theory&rft.subject=Ecology&rft.subject=Social+simulation&rft.description=The+paper+presents+a+evolutionary+simulation+where+the+presence+of+%E2%80%98tags%E2%80%99+and+an+inbuilt+specialisa-tion+in+terms+of+skills+result+in+the+development+of+%E2%80%98symbiotic%E2%80%99+sharing+within+groups+of+individuals+with+similar+tags.++It+is+shown+that+the+greater+the+number+of+possible+sharing+occasions+there+are+the+higher+the+population+that+is+able+to+be+sustained+using+the+same+level+of+resources.++The+%E2%80%98life-cycle%E2%80%99+of+a+particular+cluster+of+tag-groups+is+illustrated+showing%3A+the+establishment+of+sharing%3B+a+focusing-in+of+the+cluster%3B+the+exploitation+of+the+group+by+a+particular+skill-group+and+the+waning+of+the+group.++This+simulation+differs+from+other+tag-based+models+in+that+is+does+not+rely+on+either+the+forced+donation+of+resources+to+individuals+with+the+same+tag+and+where+the+tolerance+mechanism+plays+a+significant+part.++These+%E2%80%98symbiotic%E2%80%99+groups+could+provide+the+structure+necessary+for+the+true+emergence+of+artificial+societies%2C+supporting+the+division+of+labour+found+in+human+societies.&rft.publisher=AISB&rft.date=2005&rft.type=Conference+Paper&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F4264%2F1%2Fesg.pdf&rft.format=text%2Fhtml&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F4264%2F2%2Fesg.html&rft.identifier=++Edmonds%2C+Bruce++(2005)+The+Emergence+of+Symbiotic+Groups+Resulting+From+Skill-Differentiation+and+Tags.++%5BConference+Paper%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F4264%2F