On the problem of stasis in organismal evolution

1983/03/01 by David B. Wake, Gerhard Roth, Marvalee H. Wake · 1 voice · 3 citations
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Earth and Planetary Sciences · Environmental Science · #Amphibian and Reptile Biology #Evolution and Paleontology Studies #Genetic diversity and population structure

paper · doi:10.1016/0022-5193(83)90335-1

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Citations

• Punctuated equilibria: the tempo and mode of evolution reconsidered
• Life-History Tactics: A Review of the Ideas
• Chromosomes, DNA sequences, and evolution in salamanders of the genus Plethodon
• The Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection: A Hierarchical Expansion
• Autopoiesis: The organization of living systems, its characterization and a model

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• Punctuated equilibrium [wikipedia]

Discussions

• 11/35 Long-term studies also help resolve paradoxes, like why most species in the fossil record exhibit phenotypic stasis despite numerous observations of rapid evolution in contemporary populations; [bsky, 7 points, 1 comments]