title: The Malthusian-Darwinian dynamic and the trajectory of civilization.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA. jnekola@unm.edu
authors.forename: Jeffrey C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Nekola
authors.forename: Craig D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Allen
authors.forename: James H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: Joseph R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Burger
authors.forename: Ana D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Davidson
authors.forename: Trevor S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Fristoe
authors.forename: Marcus J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Hamilton
authors.forename: Sean T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Hammond
authors.forename: Astrid
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kodric-Brown
authors.forename: Norman
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mercado-Silva
authors.forename: Jordan G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Okie
mesh_terms: D000222:Adaptation, Physiological; D005075:Biological Evolution; D002962:Civilization; D003468:Cultural Evolution; D006801:Humans; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011158:Population Growth