11. Max Ostrovsky predicts that the world order in the future will follow punctuated equilibrium . 12. His 1933 dissertation dealt with speciation and punctuated equilibrium in Cambrian trilobites in Sk�ne. 13. :: : The concept of punctuated equilibrium is probably relevant to the original question. 14. Other biologists have also applied punctuated equilibrium to non-sexual species, including the evolution of viruses. 15. I happen to know a fair amount about plate tectonics and a lot about punctuated equilibrium , 16. Furthermore, gradualism is a more realistic view when looking at speciation as compared to punctuated equilibrium . 17. Their theory is called " punctuated equilibrium " and explains the fossil record without contradicting Darwin's ideas. 18. The theory, called " punctuated equilibrium , " started a scientific debate, at times bitter, that continues today. 19. The theory is contrasted with punctuated equilibrium . 20. In 2009, Wino released via Southern Lord records his first solo album under the name Punctuated Equilibrium .