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key innovation: a standalone construct

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Paleontology

a new trait that lets a lineage exploit resources in a new way and may trigger its diversification.

In paleontology, key innovation refers to a new trait that lets a lineage exploit resources in a new way and may trigger its diversification. This meaning comes from Hunter (1998) in Trends in Ecology & Evolution.[1]

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diversification4 fields · 4 citationsjingle · one word, four constructs innovation6 fields · 11 citationsjingle · one name, six constructs lineage3 fields · 7 citationsjingle · one word, three constructs

References

Hunter, J. P. (1998). Key innovations and the ecology of macroevolution. Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 13(1), 31-36. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0169-5347(97)01273-1

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