mesoevolution

English

Alternative forms

• meso-evolution

Etymology

From meso- +‎ evolution.

Noun

mesoevolution (uncountable)

1. (biology) Evolutionary change on a time-scale intermediate between microevolution and macroevolution
   • 2019, 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:

     We define this scale between a single speciation event and global macroevolutionary patterns as mesoevolution

Related terms

• mesoevolutionary