Punctuated equilibrium
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Punctuated equilibrium (also called punctuated equilibria) is a theory in evolutionary biology which proposes that once species appear in the fossil record the population will become stable, showing little evolutionary change for most of its geological history.
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See also
- Speciation
- Adaptive radiation
- Catastrophe theory
- Convergent evolution
- Court Jester Hypothesis
- Evolutionary capacitance
- Gene orders
- Koinophilia
- Punctuated equilibrium in social theory
- Punctuated gradualism
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