In Genetic Programming (GP), when island model is used, does it mean that it will split the population size between islands?
For example, if in parameters file we have
pop.subpop.0.size = 4000
and we have 4 islands, does it mean that each island will have a population of size 1000? What if we put this line of code in parameters file of each island? Is it possible to have different population size for each island?
I'm using Java and ECJ package to implement island models in GP.