mesoevolution
nounEtymology From meso- + evolution.
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Biology, Natural sciences Evolutionary change on a time-scale intermediate between microevolution and macroevolution
- We define this scale between a single speciation event and global macroevolutionary patterns as mesoevolution2019, Christopher H. Martin, Emilie J. Richards, “The Paradox Behind the Pattern of Rapid Adaptive Radiation: How Can the Speciation Process Sustain Itself Through an Early Burst?”, in Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics, volume 50, pages 25.1-25.25:
- Related terms
- mesoevolutionary