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The sudden sprints of evolution

As evolutionary scientists, we see a paradox when we compare short-term ("ecological") and long-term ("geological") observations of evolutionary rates. When we look at adaptation to contemporary changes in environment, rapid evolutionary responses seem to be the norm. However, when examining body evolution in the fossil... click to read more

Joshua G. Schraiber | Professor at Department of Biology, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122, USA

evolutionary stasis

Lévy processes

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published on Aug 7, 2018

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