</p></dd>

    <dt><code>elitism</code></dt>
<dd><p>the number of best fitness individuals to survive at each generation;</p></dd>

    <dt><code>pcrossover</code></dt>
<dd><p>the crossover probability;</p></dd>

    <dt><code>pmutation</code></dt>
<dd><p>the mutation probability;</p></dd>

    <dt><code>optim</code></dt>
<dd><p>a logical specifying whether or not a local search using general-purpose optimisation algorithms should be used;</p></dd>

    <dt><code>islands</code></dt>
<dd><p>a list containing