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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.

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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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