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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