| Type |
Resolution |
Mechanism |
Causality |
Direction |
Process |
Label |
| Macro2 |
Highest Taxa (Family, Order, etc.) |
External (Abiotic?) |
Stochastic (Non-deterministic, Non-random) |
↑ Enviromental Constraints |
↓ Faunal Replacement, Mass Extinction, Punctuation |
Non-Darwinian |
| Macro1 |
Mid-Taxa (Genus, Species, etc.) |
Taxon Sorting |
Broadly Contingent (Deterministic & Non-deterministic Processes) |
↑ Species (Group) Selection |
↓ Differential Species/Genus Survival |
Semi-Darwinian |
| Micro2 |
Population |
Natural Selection |
Deterministic |
↑ Organism Selection |
↓ Individual Organismal Survial |
Darwinian |
| Micro1 |
Individual |
Genetic Drift and Mutation |
Stochastic (Non-deterministic. Non-random) |
↑ Gene Selection |
↓ DNA Recombination |
Ultra-Darwinian |
| Cellular |
Cytoplasmic |
Selection on Replication Rates |
Contingent |
↑ Selection of Cytoplasmic Elements |
↓ Genomic Conflict |
Genomic |
| Molecular |
Molecular |
Biochemistry |
Deterministic |
↑ Molecular Configuration |
↓ Chemical Bonds |
Chemical |
| Atomic |
Atoms |
Physics |
Stochastic |
↑ Quantum Uncertainty |
↓ Quantum Mechanics |
Physicalist |
