Although there exist some debate over how long the punctuations last, supporters of punctuated equilibrium generally place the figure between 50,000 and 100,000 years.
Criticism of punctuated equilibrium has even appeared from non-scientists.
It happens fast, in less than ten thousand years; good old punctuated equilibrium.
You think you stumbled onto a little bit of punctuated equilibrium.
One of the most prominent debates arising during the 1970s was over the theory of punctuated equilibrium.
According to Gould, the theory of punctuated equilibrium implies that species are individuals, not classes.
The theory of punctuated equilibrium may not contradict Darwin after all.
He then quotes extensively from some positive things that Rhodes said about punctuated equilibrium.
He is best known for his empirical research documenting the evolutionary process of punctuated equilibrium in the fossil record.
The diagram is base on biological punctuated equilibrium and a parallel cultural evolution.