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Episodic Evolution

Episodic Evolution is a theoretical framework in evolutionary dynamics that posits evolution occurs in rapid bursts of phenotypic change separated by prolonged periods of evolutionary stasis, distinguishing it from models of gradual and continuous evolutionary transformation.

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206

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2017–2026

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Variants

Punctuated Equilibrium

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Publications

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Episodic radiations in the fly tree of life

Brian M. Wiegmann, Michelle Trautwein, Isaac S. Winkler et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2011 · 978 citations · Full text

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Distances and Directions in Multidimensional Shape Spaces: Implications for Morphometric Applications

Christian Peter Klingenberg, Leandro R. Monteiro · Systematic Biology · 2005 · 434 citations · Full text

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The evolution of episodic memory

Timothy A. Allen, Norbert J. Fortin · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2013 · 350 citations · Full text

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Sex is a ubiquitous, ancient, and inherent attribute of eukaryotic life

Dave Speijer, Julius Lukeš, Marek Eliáš · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2015 · 296 citations · Full text

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Evolution caused by extreme events

Peter R. Grant, B. Rosemary Grant, Raymond B. Huey et al. · Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences · 2017 · 253 citations · Full text

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Authors

206

  1. MW
    Michael Wallis

    University of Sussex, United Kingdom

    4 publications · 150 citations

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  2. SL
    Sergei L. Kosakovsky Pond

    University of California San Diego, United States

    3 publications · 320 citations

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  3. SW
    Steven Weaver

    Temple University, United States

    2 publications · 264 citations

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  4. DL
    David L. Robertson

    MRC University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 264 citations

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  5. OA
    Oscar A. MacLean

    MRC University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 264 citations

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Institutions

121

  1. University of Sussex

    Brighton, United Kingdom

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    196 citations

  2. Pennsylvania State University

    State College, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    335 citations

  3. University of California, Irvine

    Irvine, United States

    3 h-index

    8 publications

    868 citations

  4. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    3 h-index

    7 publications

    229 citations

  5. Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy

    Washington D.C., United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    264 citations

  6. University of Amsterdam

    Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    329 citations

  7. Kunming Institute of Zoology

    Kunming, China

    2 h-index

    7 publications

    228 citations

  8. University of Chicago

    Chicago, United States

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    1.2K citations

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Venues

  1. Molecular Biology and Evolution

    MBE · 6 publications · 427 citations

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  2. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    PNAS · 5 publications · 1.8K citations

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  3. Journal of Molecular Evolution

    4 publications · 136 citations

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  4. PLoS ONE

    2 publications · 77 citations

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  5. Evolution

    2 publications · 54 citations

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