Sentences with phrase «shown gradual changes»

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The fossil record which shows millions of years of stable species, then an explosion of necessarily mutations, all occurring at the precise necessary time required for complex organisms to develop, and ALL escaping fossilization «the sudden appearance of most species in the geologic record and the lack of evidence of substantial gradual change in most species — from their initial appearance until their extinction — has long been noted, including by Charles Darwin who appealed to the imperfection of the record as the favored explanation» — Wikipedia

The many, many, many fossils that show the slow, gradual change from one species to another we call evolution.

Scientists have long known that Alzheimer's disease is a gradual process and that the brain undergoes functional changes before the structural changes associated with the disease show up on imaging results.

«This study is one of the first to show that gradual and subtle changes in forest structure and species composition, driven by climate change — as well as invasive insects and pathogens that act on a fraction of tree species within a forest — can also affect water yield.»

One of the findings that stands out, he says, is that pop music shows a pattern from biological evolution known as punctuated equilibrium, in which periods of gradual change are separated by explosions of complexity.

«These findings challenge classical collapse theories and the new picture shows a long and gradual process due to both ecological and cultural changes.

The experiment shows the impressive ability of a simple system to exhibit complex behavior in the form of chaos and nearly chaotic phenomena: Despite the gradual changes of air pressure the transitions between the different vibratory phenomena are abrupt.

Keuchle et al. (1997) reported the change in moment arm length from 100 degrees of flexion (arms slightly above horizontal) to 40 degrees (arms pointing down) showed a gradual increase.

When this system is compromised, pets will begin to show gradual or obvious changes, which can be detected with informed observational skills.

The solo show, «Alexis Portilla: Surface Tension,» which was extended through December, presents both a history and the current attentions of Portilla and the gradual changes that link series to series.

The history of our planet's climate shows that it does not do gradual change.

``... Prof. D. Brunt referred to the diagrams showing the gradual rise of temperature during the last 30 years, and said that this change in mean temperature was no more striking than the changes which appear to have occurred in the latter half of the eighteenth century» p 238

They are realising that their old ideas about gradual change - the smooth lines on graphs showing warming and sea - level rise and gradually shifting weather patterns - are not how the world's climate system works.

It's true that there's no change in the warming trend, but, as Annan says in the comments, high - end sensitivities should show a gradual acceleration.

These studies have shown that an early warning signal may be detectable if an abrupt change is driven by gradual forcing and preceded by the critical slow down, increased variances, and skewness (e.g., Held and Kleinen, 2004; Livina and Lenton, 2007).

The evidence began to show that this advanced phase of climate change is not a gradual transition.

The survey shows while there has been an increase in the number of female lawyers, as well as those who identify as Acadian, African NS / Black, Mi» kmaq / Aboriginal, LGBT, or as a person with a disability — the changes have been very gradual over the past two decades.

Findings from this study were significant showing that the greatest positive influence from the Bringing Baby Home Workshop were evident one year after the baby arrived, demonstrating that making changes in a relationship are gradual and take time.