Established in a 1972 paper, it grew out of Ernst Mayr's idea of genetic revolutions. An alternate evolutionary theory to that of phyletic gradualism, fluctuating patterns in 
Established in a 1972 paper, it grew out of Ernst Mayr's idea of genetic revolutions. An alternate evolutionary theory to that of phyletic gradualism, fluctuating patterns in the fossil record provide strong support for this idea. Most associated with Niles Eldredge and Stephen Jay Gould, this is, FTP, what theory that states that species remain relatively constant for long periods of time except for evolution in short bursts.
Established in a 1972 paper, it grew out of Ernst Mayr's idea of genetic revolutions.