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> But at least some change has to occur in any given generation This is not usually true and not typically how many species have evolved. Typically a long sequ
by hellofunk 9y ago
> But at least some change has to occur in any given generation
This is not usually true and not typically how many species have evolved. Typically a long sequence of generations will exist with zero change, and then individual evolutionary events occur to create very rapid change in a very short period of time before stabilizing with long periods of no change again.
A lot of people here are expressing what they seem to think evolution is without apparently having ever actually studied it; that is my take-away anyway.
- tempestn 9y agoInteresting. I'm unfamiliar with that position, but as you say, I'm certainly not an expert in the area. A bit of googling didn't turn up evidence one way or the other; do you happen to have a reference?
- hellofunk 9y agoMy main reference is what I was taught in an animal behavior course several years ago at university. There are some interesting books on this subject on my reading list, but I haven't yet gotten to them.