Alessandro Ferrarini Network Biology ISSN 2220-8879 http://www.iaees.org/publications/journals/nb/online-version.asp 2013 3 3 97 105 09/2013 International Academy of Ecology and Environmental Sciences edges control genetic algorithms network control nodes control The controllability of network-like systems is a topical key-issue in many disciplines, including ecology and biology. It relies on the ability to guide a system's behaviour towards the desired state through the appropriate handling of a few input variables. To date, controllability of networks is based on the identification of the set of driver nodes that can guide the system's dynamics. I introduce here a new framework for the controllability of both network nodes and edges based on the use of evolutionary modelling, and provide an exemplification of its application. DOI 10.0000/issn-2220-8879-networkbiology-2013-v3-0009 http://www.iaees.org/publications/journals/nb/articles/2013-3(3)/controlling-ecological-and-biological-networks-via-evolutionary-modelling.pdf