In zoology, deep-sea gigantism or abyssal gigantism is the tendency for species of deep-sea dwelling animals to be larger than their shallower-water relatives...

extremities and face. Gigantism is characterized by an excess of growth hormone (GH). The excess of growth hormone that brings about gigantism is virtually always...

Island gigantism, or insular gigantism, is a biological phenomenon in which the size of an animal species isolated on an island increases dramatically...

Bathynomus has been attributed to an effect called deep-sea gigantism, where invertebrates living in cold deep waters tend to grow larger and have longer lifespans...

of related species as well as within widely distributed species. Deep-sea gigantism is observed in some of the same groups, possibly for the same reasons...

reaching lengths of up to 1 foot and are considered an example of deep-sea gigantism. The length-weight relationship of the pacific viperfish varies with...

distribution for such a large community. Deep-sea gigantism is common among these animals. A census of sea life carried out during the International...

Hawaii and Japan. It is very likely that these jellies are exhibiting deep-sea gigantism. They can grow up to 76 centimetres (30 in) in diameter, according...

species were filmed, including huge amphipods known as supergiants. Deep-sea gigantism is the process where species grow larger than their shallow-water...

sometimes seen in public aquariums. Giant isopods are a good example of deep-sea gigantism (cf. giant squid), as they are far larger than the "typical" isopods...

infects Spadella arrow worms. Charismatic megafauna Deep-sea gigantism Genome size Island gigantism Largest body part Largest prehistoric animals List...

megafauna Bergmann's rule Charismatic megafauna Cope's rule Deep-sea gigantism Island gigantism Largest organisms Largest prehistoric animals List of heaviest...

domestication Green revolution Habit (biology) Deep-sea gigantism Foster's rule Insular dwarfism Island gigantism Prostrate shrub Johnson, K.A. and Watson,...

uniquely wide distribution for such a large community. Polar and deep-sea gigantism, where invertebrates are considerably larger than their warmer-water...

palaeontologist Edward Drinker Cope. Deep-sea gigantism, noted in 1880 by Henry Nottidge Moseley, states that deep-sea animals are larger than their shallow-water...

notable discoveries, such as animals with gigantism and extraordinary longevity. "Cedamar.org - Welcome to the deep sea! - ANDEEP". Archived from the original...

with calves being the most impacted.: 158  Australian megafauna Deep-sea gigantism Largest and heaviest animals List of extant megaherbivores "Megaherbivore"...

second in the entire animal kingdom only to certain sessile barnacles. Deep-sea gigantism Gigantic octopus Largest body parts Largest organisms Largest prehistoric...

A. L.; Slater, G. J.; Alfaro, M. E. (2011). "The evolution of island gigantism and body size variation in tortoises and turtles". Biology Letters. 7...

for A. gigantea to absorb more oxygen, which is a known contributor to gigantism. The size of A. gigantea also allows them to avoid being preyed on by...

converted 52 of these tanks to amphibious use prior to Sea Lion's cancellation. The Tauchpanzer or deep-wading tank (also referred to as the U-Panzer or Unterwasser...

global biomass of 1.8 to 16 gigatonnes, accounting for up to 65% of all deep-sea fish biomass. Commercial fisheries for them exist off South Africa, in...

conditions. There are high levels of endemism, and noteworthy examples of gigantism in amphipods, mysids, and isopods and dwarfism in nematodes, copepods...

endemic palms in Seychelles, Lodoicea is the "only true case of island gigantism among Seychelles flowering plants, a unique feature of Seychelles vegetation"...

megalodon's primary food source. The shark's extinction coincides with a gigantism trend in baleen whales. Megalodon teeth have been excavated and used since...

species of deep-ocean dwelling squid in the family Architeuthidae. It can grow to a tremendous size, offering an example of abyssal gigantism: recent estimates...

S2CID 251713054. Eriksson, Mats (2017). "Earth's oldest 'Bobbit worm' – gigantism in a Devonian eunicidan polychaete". Scientific Reports. 7: 43061. Bibcode:2017NatSR...

2019). "Virus Genomes from Deep Sea Sediments Expand the Ocean Megavirome and Support Independent Origins of Viral Gigantism". mBio. 10 (2): e02497-02418...

Cranchiidae. Unlike most squid species, the colossal squid exhibits abyssal gigantism, as it is the heaviest living invertebrate species, reaching weights up...

paedogenetic reproduction from the deep sea of the Angola Basin- evidence for a new life cycle and for abyssal gigantism in Loricifera?". Organisms Diversity...