Which one of the following statements about gradualism and punctuated equilibrium is false?
A) Darwin's publication,On the Origin of Species,changed the view of evolution from gradualism to that of punctuated equilibrium.
B) The pace of evolution according to the theory of gradualism is like the pace during stasis according to the theory of punctuated equilibrium.
C) According to the theory of punctuated equilibrium,evolutionary change occurs only during brief periods of speciation.
D) Stasis is likely caused by periods of stabilizing and oscillating selection.
E) Gradualism suggests that evolutionary change is not linked to speciation.
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