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3 unusual facts about Punctuated equilibrium


Punctuated equilibrium

In linguistics, R. M. W. Dixon has proposed a punctuated equilibrium model for language histories, with reference particularly to the prehistory of the indigenous languages of Australia and his objections to the proposed Pama–Nyungan language family there.

In his book Darwin's Dangerous Idea, philosopher Daniel Dennett is especially critical of Gould's presentation of punctuated equilibrium.

Regulating factors

In population ecology, a regulating factor is something that keeps a population at equilibrium (neither increasing nor decreasing in size over time).



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