The Malthusian-Darwinian dynamic and the trajectory of civilization

Jeffrey C. Nekola; Craig D. Allen; James H. Brown; Joseph R. Burger; Ana D. Davidson; Trevor S. Fristoe; Marcus J. Hamilton; Sean T. Hammond; Astrid Kodric-Brown; Norman Mercado-Silva; Jordan Okie

doi:10.1016/j.tree.2012.12.001

The Malthusian-Darwinian dynamic and the trajectory of civilization

Jeffrey C. Nekola, Craig D. Allen, James H. Brown, Joseph R. Burger, Ana D. Davidson, Trevor S. Fristoe, Marcus J. Hamilton, Sean T. Hammond, Astrid Kodric-Brown, Norman Mercado-Silva, Jordan Okie

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Abstract

Two interacting forces influence all populations: the Malthusian dynamic of exponential growth until resource limits are reached, and the Darwinian dynamic of innovation and adaptation to circumvent these limits through biological and/or cultural evolution. The specific manifestations of these forces in modern human society provide an important context for determining how humans can establish a sustainable relationship with the finite Earth.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	127-130
Number of pages	4
Journal	Trends in Ecology and Evolution
Volume	28
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2012.12.001
State	Published - Mar 2013

Keywords

Behavioral constraints
Evolutionary biology
Macroecology
Resource limitation
Sustainability science

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Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

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