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escalationhypothesis1 CONSTRUCTEscalation hypothesisVERMEIJ · PALEONTOLOGY

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view that enemies such as predators and competitors drove long-term increases in defensive and offensive traits through the history of life.

In paleontology, escalation hypothesis refers to view that enemies such as predators and competitors drove long-term increases in defensive and offensive traits through the history of life. This meaning comes from Vermeij (1987) in Evolution and escalation.[1]

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  1. Vermeij, G. J. (1987). Evolution and escalation. Princeton University Press. ISBN 9780691084466

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