The dynamics of evolutionary stasis

The fossil record displays remarkable stasis in many species over long time periods, yet studies of extant populations often reveal rapid phenotypic evolution and genetic differentiation among populations. Recent advances in our understanding of the fossil record and in population genetics and evolu...

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Authors: Eldredge, Niles 1943- (Author) ; Brakefield, Paul M. (Author) ; Gavrilec, Sergej Ju. (Author) ; Jablonski, David 1953- (Author) ; Jackson, Jeremy B. C. 1942- (Author) ; Lenski, Richard 1956- (Author) ; Lieberman, Bruce S. (Author) ; McPeek, Mark A. (Author) ; Miller, William (Author) ; Thompson, John N. 1951- (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press 2005
In: Paleobiology
Year: 2005, Volume: 31, Issue: 2, Pages: 133-145
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Summary:The fossil record displays remarkable stasis in many species over long time periods, yet studies of extant populations often reveal rapid phenotypic evolution and genetic differentiation among populations. Recent advances in our understanding of the fossil record and in population genetics and evolutionary ecology point to the complex geographic structure of species being fundamental to resolution of how taxa can commonly exhibit both short-term evolutionary dynamics and long-term stasis.
ISSN:1938-5331
Contains:Enthalten in: Paleobiology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1666/0094-8373(2005)031[0133:TDOES]2.0.CO;2