An accurate portrayal of evolution involves long dormant stages with short rapid evolutionary periods — logically implying a pre-programmed ability to adjust to surroundings. (religion.blogs.cnn.com)
By the start of the bird migration season, skeptics point out, water flea eggs and dormant stages called «statoblasts» in bryozoans would have sunk to the muddy bottom, out of reach of foraging birds. (sciencemag.org)
Remarkably, each of the populations adapted by prolonging their dormant stage to match the exposure duration. (sciencedaily.com)