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Categories: Evolutionary ecology, Punctuated equilibrium, Speciation, Evolutionary biology, Rate of evolution

punctuated equilibrium theory of punctuated equilibrium Punk eek Punc-eq Punc eq

A theory of evolution holding that evolutionary change in the fossil record came in fits and starts rather than in a steady process of slow change WordNet 3.0

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A theory of evolution holding that evolutionary change in the fossil record came in fits and starts rather than in a steady process of slow change WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

In evolutionary biology, punctuated equilibrium is a theory that proposes that once a species appears in the fossil record, the population will become stable, showing little evolutionary change for most of its geological history. Wikipedia

A theory of evolution, holding that evolutionary change tends to be characterized by long periods of stability, or equilibrium, punctuated by episodes of very fast development. Wiktionary

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theory of evolution

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evolutionary biology

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