Gradualism, punctuated equilibrium and the Origin of Species
β Scribed by Rhodes, Frank H.T.
- Book ID
- 109732101
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group
- Year
- 1983
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 550 KB
- Volume
- 305
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0028-0836
- DOI
- 10.1038/305269a0
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We consider an individual-based model of evolution. Species emergence as segregation of the population on to discrete positions in a hyper-cubical genotype space. The model emphasises interaction between coexisting genotypes. Although the rate of the micro-dynamics, consisting of reproduction and ki
The debate on long-term rates of evolution is polarized around two models: the punctuated equilibrium hypothesis (long periods of very little evolution interrupted by periods of relatively rapid evolutionary change) and the gradual view (the rate of evolution is gradual, albeit with variable rate).