I am aware of the following notions regarding the rate of evolution:
Saltationism has, to a certain extent, been disproved as a pattern for evolution, along with gradualism, although saltational events may on occasion still occur, for instance in cases of polyploidy, chromosomal fusion, or radical changes in HOX genes.
Evolution is a process, theories of evolution are theories which explain that process
Simply; none.
A long generation time makes for a slow evolution rate, and a short generation time makes for a fast evolution rate.
Evolution doesn't have a constant rate because it depends on environmental factors and reproduction frequency.
Because although there is evidence to support the claims, it isn't possible to prove evolution indefinately.
Evolution is a process, theories of evolution are theories which explain that process
No, there are no other theories but the theory of evolution by natural selection that explain so much about evolution.
Steady State (Hubble) Big Bang (Standard Model) Brane Collision (String Theory)
Simply; none.
Natural selection, I'm not sure, and Consumer-based evolution, respectively.
by making theories
endosymbiosis
In the scientific sense of the word 'theory' (ie. testable explanatory model), there is just the one theory of evolution: evolutionary theory, which incorporates the central theses of common descent and natural selection.
In a phrase; the mechanism of natural selection.
There is only one Theory of Evolution: the theory on the origin of species by natural selection.
A long generation time makes for a slow evolution rate, and a short generation time makes for a fast evolution rate.
Unanswerable.