On the two side of the grand canyon there are two different species of squirl. The Kaibab and the Abert. 5 million years ago they had the same ancestor. After the river created a canyon, the species could no longer get across to mix genes. Speciation occurred as a result of differing environmental conditions. What this means is that the squirls are now two distinct species that are incapable of interbreeding.
I aim to create a genetic system for modifying a series of physical size attributes in a 3d theoretical origin species. After running a fitness function to cull the population the remaining "successful" organisms will breed refill the population and repeat.
The fitness function is based on proximity to an individual whose phenotypes are perfectly proportioned to the phenotypes displayed at other points on the body.
I want to introduce a component of the breeding function that will cause the population to diverge if breeding partners are too far apart. At that point there are then two separate species following divergent evolutionary paths producing drastically different phenotypes
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