Time Frames: The Evolution of Punctuated Equilibria

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Scientists have recently begun to question one of the pillars of modern thought--Charles Darwin's theory of evolution. Certainly evolution occurs; but if it is a slow, continuous process by which one species gradually modifies itself into a new one, as Darwin believed, why are there so many missing links in the fossil records Two eminent scientist

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"Niles Eldredge knows how to make science exciting... The theory of punctuated equilibria ... is made very accessible to a general reader."--The New York Times Book Review "One of the most intriguing scientific detective stories of recent years."--The Washington Post Book World