saltations

1.【生】突变;菌落局变;不连续变异

2.跳,跳跃

3.脉动

4.【地】河底滚沙

5.舞蹈

1.leaping or jumping, or a sudden jump or leap

2.development or transition that takes place in jumps or leaps

3.the abrupt evolutionary development of a new species or property, especially as a result of genetic mutation

4.the transportation of particles of soil or sand in the wind or in running water, characterized by bouncing movements