In biology, saltation (from Latin saltus 'leap, jump') is a sudden and large mutational change from one generation to the next, potentially causing single-step...

vapour. Saltation layers can also form in avalanches.[citation needed] Aeolian landform Aeolian processes Bagnold formula Saltation (biology) Saltatory...

Look up saltation in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Saltation may refer to: Saltation (biology), an evolutionary hypothesis emphasizing sudden and drastic...

phrase. In biology Anagenesis Cladogenesis Phyletic gradualism Punctuated equilibrium Punctuated gradualism Quantum evolution Saltation (biology) Stephen...

Biology is the scientific study of life. It is a natural science with a broad scope but has several unifying themes that tie it together as a single,...

principle of natural philosophy; hence in scientific usage: Saltation (biology) Saltation (geology) Saltatory conduction Saltus lunae, a "leap of the...

more formally called table salt. In the form of a natural crystalline mineral, salt is also known as rock salt or halite. Salt is essential for life in...

airway lumen. Biology and pharmacology of chemical elements Action potential – Neuron communication by electric impulses Calcium in biology – Use of calcium...

supply of mutations. Before Darwin, biologists commonly believed in saltationism, the possibility of large evolutionary jumps, including immediate speciation...

Biology – The natural science that studies life. Areas of focus include structure, function, growth, origin, evolution, distribution, and taxonomy. History...