Not really sure what you mean by the first part. E.g. “the modularity in the environment ⇒ modularity in the system” explanation definitely doesn’t cast it as a second order effect.
Yes, I guess we can add that one to the pile, thanks. Honestly, I feel like it’s basically confirmed that connection costs play a significant part. But I don’t think they explain all there is to know about selection for modularity. The adaptation/generality connection just seems too intuitive and well backed to not be important.
Is the influence of the environment on modularity a second order effect?
A paper by Mengistu found, via simulation, that modularity evolves because of the presence of a cost for network connections.
Not really sure what you mean by the first part. E.g. “the modularity in the environment ⇒ modularity in the system” explanation definitely doesn’t cast it as a second order effect.
Yes, I guess we can add that one to the pile, thanks. Honestly, I feel like it’s basically confirmed that connection costs play a significant part. But I don’t think they explain all there is to know about selection for modularity. The adaptation/generality connection just seems too intuitive and well backed to not be important.