What did Mayr's theory of speciation help develop?
Punctuated equilibrium
Gradualism
Uniformitarianism
Catastrophism
Answer
Punctuated equilibrium, a theory of evolution, was not developed by Mayr's theory of speciation. Mayr's theory focused on the gradual accumulation of genetic differences within populations, leading to the formation of new species over long periods. Punctuated equilibrium, on the other hand, proposes that evolution occurs in rapid bursts of change followed by periods of stability.
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