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    Bergmann's rule is an ecogeographical rule that states that, within a broadly distributed taxonomic clade, populations and species of larger size are found...
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  • Bergmann published his observations that endothermic body size (i.e. mammals) increased with increasing latitude, commonly known as Bergmann's rule....
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    "confounded" by the scaling effects of Bergmann's rule and alternative adaptations that counter the predictions of Allen's rule. J.S. Alho and colleagues argued...
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    limb-limb interface, so that the extra limb's polarity is reversed. Bergmann's rule states that within a broadly distributed taxonomic clade, populations...
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    was a German anatomist, physiologist, and biologist. He developed Bergmann's rule (that populations and species of animals of larger size are found in...
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    Several authors have suggested that penguins are a good example of Bergmann's Rule where larger-bodied populations live at higher latitudes than smaller-bodied...
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  • Bergmann's rule Carl Bergmann (1821–1876), German-American cellist and conductor Carl Bergmann (1874–1935), German secretary of state Daniel Bergmann...
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  • that Bergmann's rule can be applied to humans when the latitude and temperature between groups differ widely. Allen's rule is a biological rule that says...
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    field-trapped woodrats. From Bergmann’s rule, differences in climate then can be determined. According to Bergmann’s rule, the body size of vertebrates...
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    organisms of different sizes also leads to some biological rules such as Allen's rule, Bergmann's rule and gigantothermy. In the context of wildfires, the ratio...
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    and so adapted to the climatic changes during the last ice age (see Bergmann's Rule). The further identification of fossil specimens as part of a "chronospecies"...
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    colleagues (2005) found that the masked shrew's body size contradicts Bergmann's Rule. The study, done on 650 specimens and spanning from 1950 to 2003, examined...
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    noise. The mallard is a rare example of both Allen's Rule and Bergmann's Rule in birds. Bergmann's Rule, which states that polar forms tend to be larger than...
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  • rule has been extended to include many other animals, including flies, butterflies, and wolves. Other ecogeographical rules include Bergmann's Rule,...
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    Examination of a 9 m giant squid Australian megafauna Bergmann's rule Charismatic megafauna Cope's rule Deep-sea gigantism Island gigantism Largest organisms...
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    Deep-sea gigantism (category Ecogeographic rules)
    with depth is similar to that for the increase in size with latitude (Bergmann's rule): both trends involve increasing size with decreasing temperature....
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  • which is naturally rich in vitamin D.[citation needed] Allen's rule Bergmann's rule – correlating latitude with body mass in animals Gloger 1833 Stresemann...
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    5–3.5 oz), with a wingspan of 34–43 cm (13–17 in). Consistent with Bergmann's rule, jays from Connecticut averaged 92.4 g (3.26 oz) in mass, while jays...
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    254 lb). The smaller body size of the Javan tiger is attributed to Bergmann’s rule and the size of the available prey species in Java, which are smaller...
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    the smallest in the southern Appalachian Mountains. Consistent with Bergmann's rule, the bobcat is larger in its northern range and in open habitats. A...
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    giants when scaling size. Surface-area-to-volume ratio Kleiber's law Bergmann's rule David H. Allen (24 September 2013). How Mechanics Shaped the Modern...
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  • fictional set of laws) Wizard's First Rule (law) Bergmann's rule Llinás' law Briffault's law Kleiber's law Rensch's rule Rubner's law List of eponymous laws...
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    modern wolf increases proportionally with latitude in accordance with Bergmann's rule. The mean body mass of the wolf is 40 kg (88 lb), the smallest specimen...
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    Panthera tigris trinilensis Panthera tigris acutidens Amur leopard Bergmann's rule Holocene extinction Kitchener, A. C.; Breitenmoser-Würsten, C.; Eizirik...
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    tends to decrease proportionally with latitude, in contradiction to Bergmann's rule. Sexual dimorphism in size is pronounced, with males being roughly...
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    have 13% longer wings than western European birds, in accordance with Bergmann's rule which predicts that northern forms will typically be bigger than their...
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    size of the bird varies by location and generally corresponds with Bergmann's rule: the species increases in size further away from the equator and the...
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    are slightly larger at 11.5 cm (4.5 in), probably according to the Bergmann's Rule and/or migration requirements. It has a cigar-shaped body, crescentic...
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    averaging 4.91 kg (10.8 lb). The subspecies does not appear to follow Bergmann's rule (the rule that widely distributed organisms are larger-bodied further away...
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    derivate of the Eurasian kestrel, which it indeed is (see Gloger's Rule, Bergmann's Rule).[citation needed] A very common and easily seen raptor, the nankeen...
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