/**
* @param aChromosome
* @return true if chromosome is added, false if chromosome already is a member of this specie
*/
public boolean add(Chromosome aChromosome) {
if (!match(aChromosome))
throw new IllegalArgumentException("chromosome does not match specie: " + aChromosome);
if (chromosomes.contains(aChromosome)) return false;
aChromosome.setSpecie(this);
fittest = null;
return chromosomes.add(aChromosome);
}
/**
* Create new specie from representative. Representative is first member of specie, and all other
* members of specie are determined by compatibility with representative. Even if representative
* dies from population, a reference is kept here to determine specie membership.
*
* @param aSpeciationParms
* @param aRepresentative
*/
public Specie(SpeciationParms aSpeciationParms, Chromosome aRepresentative) {
representative = aRepresentative;
aRepresentative.setSpecie(this);
chromosomes.add(aRepresentative);
speciationParms = aSpeciationParms;
}