What did Mayr's theory underpin?
Punctuated equilibrium
Gradualism
Uniformitarianism
Catastrophism
Answer
Punctuated equilibrium, a theory proposed by Stephen Jay Gould and Niles Eldredge, contradicts Mayr's theory of gradual evolution. Punctuated equilibrium suggests that evolution occurs in rapid bursts of speciation followed by long periods of stasis, while Mayr's theory posits that evolution is a gradual and continuous process.
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