punctuated equilibrium
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How would you expect this pattern to differ from a pattern in the fossil record that supports the model of punctuated equilibrium?
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
With punctuated equilibrium, a species may remain unchanged for long periods of time.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
The students suggested these factors: natural selection, morphological mutations, punctuated equilibrium and allopatric speciation.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 20, 2022
One of the findings that stands out, he says, is that pop music shows a pattern from biological evolution known as punctuated equilibrium, in which periods of gradual change are separated by explosions of complexity.
From Science Magazine ● May 5, 2015
Besides the founder effect, another phenomenon of special interest from evolutionary biology is punctuated equilibrium.
From Salon ● Mar. 9, 2014
