Climate warming and Bergmann's rule through time: is there any evidence?
Céline Teplitsky; Virginie Millien · 2013 · Evolutionary Applications
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Abstract
Climate change is expected to induce many ecological and evolutionary changes. Among these is the hypothesis that climate warming will cause a reduction in body size. This hypothesis stems from Bergmann's rule, a trend whereby species exhibit a smaller body size in warmer climates, and larger body size under colder conditions in endotherms. The mechanisms behind this rule are still debated, and it is not clear whether Bergmann's rule can be extended to predict the effects of climate change through time. We reviewed the primary literature for evidence (i) of a decrease in body size in response
Abstract by Céline Teplitsky; Virginie Millien, Evolutionary Applications (2013) — licensed CC BY 4.0.
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Metadata source: OpenAlex · DOI 10.1111/eva.12129