Island gigantism (redirect from Insular gigantism) evolve larger bodies, and large species tend to evolve smaller bodies (insular dwarfism). This is itself one aspect of the more general phenomenon of island... 63 KB (2,944 words) - 20:15, 29 March 2024 |
band Wrocław's dwarfs, small sculptures in Wrocław, Poland Phyletic dwarfism, an average decrease in size of animals Insular dwarfism, a evolutionary... 2 KB (217 words) - 03:18, 15 March 2024 |
genetic engineering, selective breeding, or insular dwarfism, or some combination of the above. Dwarfing can produce more practical breeds that can fit... 10 KB (1,305 words) - 05:54, 6 July 2023 |
cerebral cortex Insular dwarfism, a form of phyletic dwarfism Insular script, a medieval script system originally used in Ireland Insular Life, a mutual... 2 KB (362 words) - 08:34, 8 May 2021 |
Palaeoloxodon (section Mediterranean island dwarfs) contrast, the genus also contains many species of dwarf elephants that evolved via insular dwarfism on islands in the Mediterranean, some only 1 metre... 32 KB (3,427 words) - 00:21, 25 April 2024 |
over the generations, producing a localized form of dwarfism. Nopcsa's theory of insular dwarfism—also known as the island rule—is today widely accepted... 14 KB (1,558 words) - 18:23, 20 March 2024 |
Eustreptospondylus (section Insular dwarfism) that evolved insular dwarfism. In 2000, David Martill and Darren Naish pointed out that the portrayal of the animal as an island-dwelling dwarf species was... 16 KB (1,699 words) - 18:56, 22 April 2024 |
Fauna of Italy (section Insular dwarfism) rhinoceros, Coelodonta antiquitatis Pleistocene dwarf elephants developed as a result of insular dwarfism on the island of Sardinia: Mammuthus lamarmorae... 31 KB (3,023 words) - 08:41, 21 March 2024 |
Europasaurus (section Dwarfism) ago) of northern Germany, and has been identified as an example of insular dwarfism resulting from the isolation of a sauropod population on an island... 59 KB (6,688 words) - 07:53, 11 April 2024 |
Mammuthus creticus (redirect from Cretan dwarf mammoth) smallest mammoth that ever existed. Its size reduction was the result of insular dwarfism, where the body size of large mammals on islands reduces as the result... 6 KB (628 words) - 15:17, 26 February 2024 |
Foster's rule (category Insular ecology) island creatures evolved larger body size (insular gigantism) while others became smaller (insular dwarfism). Foster proposed the simple explanation that... 6 KB (680 words) - 02:16, 15 February 2024 |
of the founders of paleobiology, and first described the theory of insular dwarfism. He was also a specialist on Albanian studies and completed the first... 32 KB (3,181 words) - 15:34, 22 April 2024 |
The insular dwarf gecko (Lygodactylus insularis) is a species of gecko endemic to Juan de Nova Island (Mozambique). Lygodactylus insularis at the Reptarium... 699 bytes (29 words) - 01:57, 21 December 2022 |
islands, making insular dwarfism the most common form of phyletic dwarfism. Examples of this are the Channel Island fox, extinct dwarf elephants of Crete... 1 KB (168 words) - 19:06, 14 October 2023 |
is substantially smaller in size than H. amphibius as a result of insular dwarfism, having an estimated mass of approximately 900 kg, which is smaller... 3 KB (244 words) - 19:02, 2 February 2024 |
Sauropoda (section Dwarfism in sauropods) a fully-grown adult. Its small stature was probably the result of insular dwarfism occurring in a population of sauropods isolated on an island of the... 82 KB (9,177 words) - 06:48, 3 April 2024 |
Island fox (redirect from Insular Gray Fox) species from which it is descended. Its small size is a result of insular dwarfism, a form of allopatric speciation. Because the island fox is geographically... 29 KB (3,312 words) - 05:43, 23 April 2024 |
Proboscidea (section Dwarfism) Several species of proboscideans lived on islands and experienced insular dwarfism. This occurred primarily during the Pleistocene, when some elephant... 36 KB (3,394 words) - 21:44, 26 April 2024 |
Palaeoloxodon falconeri (redirect from Sicilian Dwarf Elephant) falconeri. This island-bound elephant is considered to be an example of insular dwarfism, with adult individuals around the size of modern elephant calves.... 14 KB (1,581 words) - 14:30, 12 April 2024 |