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Punctuated Evolution

Punctuated Evolution is a theoretical framework in evolutionary biology that posits long periods of evolutionary stasis interrupted by brief, rapid bursts of speciation and morphological change.

141

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12.6K

Citations

439

Authors

264

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2017–2026

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Variants

Punctuated Equilibrium

Parents

Publications

141

Punctuated equilibria: the tempo and mode of evolution reconsidered

Stephen Jay Gould, Niles Eldredge · Paleobiology · 1977 · 2.7K citations

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PHYLOGENIES AND QUANTITATIVE CHARACTERS

Joseph Felsenstein · Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics · 1988 · 834 citations

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High-precision timeline for Earth’s most severe extinction

Seth D. Burgess, Samuel A. Bowring, Shu‐zhong Shen · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2014 · 729 citations · Full text

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Integrating influenza antigenic dynamics with molecular evolution

Trevor Bedford, Marc A. Suchard, Philippe Lemey et al. · eLife · 2014 · 431 citations · Full text

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Alternative adaptations, speciation, and phylogeny (A Review)

Mary Jane West‐Eberhard · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 1986 · 362 citations · Full text

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Authors

439

  1. AH
    Alan H. Cheetham

    National Museum of Natural History, United States

    5 publications · 414 citations

    5

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  2. ÜT
    Üner Tan

    Atatürk University, Türkiye

    4 publications · 126 citations

    4

    h-index

  3. GH
    Gene Hunt

    National Museum of Natural History, United States

    3 publications · 293 citations

    3

    h-index

  4. LC
    Lee‐Ann C. Hayek

    Smithsonian Institution, United States

    3 publications · 85 citations

    3

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  5. SJ
    Stephen Jay Gould

    Harvard University, United States

    3 publications · 2.8K citations

    3

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Institutions

264

  1. National Museum of Natural History

    Washington, United States

    8 h-index

    10 publications

    1.3K citations

  2. Smithsonian Institution

    Washington, United States

    7 h-index

    11 publications

    1.3K citations

  3. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    6 h-index

    8 publications

    3.1K citations

  4. American Museum of Natural History

    New York, United States

    6 h-index

    7 publications

    3.1K citations

  5. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    5 h-index

    11 publications

    517 citations

  6. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    5 h-index

    7 publications

    660 citations

  7. University of Washington

    Seattle, United States

    4 h-index

    8 publications

    1.1K citations

  8. University of California, Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, United States

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    482 citations

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Venues

  1. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    PNAS · 10 publications · 1.6K citations

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  2. Paleobiology

    9 publications · 3.5K citations

    9

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  3. The American Naturalist

    AN · 7 publications · 390 citations

    7

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  4. Science

    6 publications · 1.1K citations

    6

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  5. Evolution

    6 publications · 345 citations

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