EVOLUTIONARY CATASTROPHES, PUNCTUATED EQUILIBRIA AND GRADUALISM IN ECOSYSTEM EVOLUTION

Authors
RAND DA WILSON HB
Citation
Da. Rand et Hb. Wilson, EVOLUTIONARY CATASTROPHES, PUNCTUATED EQUILIBRIA AND GRADUALISM IN ECOSYSTEM EVOLUTION, Proceedings - Royal Society. Biological Sciences, 253(1337), 1993, pp. 137-141
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Biology
Journal title
Proceedings - Royal Society. Biological Sciences → ACNP
ISSN journal
09628452
Volume
253
Issue
1337
Year of publication
1993
Pages
137 - 141
Database
ISI
SICI code
0962-8452(1993)253:1337<137:ECPEAG>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
We introduce a new mechanism for evolutionary discontinuities in ecosy stems and discuss the relation with punctuated equilibria, stasis and gradualism. We conclude that these phenomena are natural consequences of a nonlinear dynamic approach to evolutionary stability. In addition we discuss some insights into speciation and the role of phenotype co nstraints in determining the validity of the Red Queen hypothesis.