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Rates of Evolution

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 July 2017

Steven M. Stanley
Steven M. Stanley*
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Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218 USA
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Any two biologic groups—populations, species, or groups of species—that are separated in time but connected by evolution provide us with the opportunity to measure a rate of evolution.

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Section 4: Mechanisms of Evolution
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The Paleontological Society Special Publications , Volume 11: Evolution: Investigating the Evidence, 2nd ed. , 2002 , pp. 257 - 264
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Copyright © 1999, 2002 by The Paleontological Society 

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