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Bergmann's Rule

Bergmann's Rule is an ecogeographical principle stating that within a broadly distributed taxonomic clade, populations and species of larger size are found in colder environments, while smaller-sized forms occur in warmer regions, primarily due to the thermoregulatory advantages of reduced surface area-to-volume ratio in larger bodies.

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Bergmann's Principle

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Geographic gradients in body size: a clarification of Bergmann's rule

Tim M. Blackburn, Kevin J. Gaston, Natasha Loder · Diversity and Distributions · 1999 · 899 citations · Full text

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On the validity of Bergmann's rule

Shai Meiri, Tamar Dayan · Journal of Biogeography · 2003 · 865 citations

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The Temperature‐Size Rule in Ectotherms: Simple Evolutionary Explanations May Not Be General

Michael J. Angilletta, Arthur E. Dunham · The American Naturalist · 2003 · 706 citations

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Bergmann and Converse Bergmann Latitudinal Clines in Arthropods: Two Ends of a Continuum?

Wolf U. Blanckenhorn · Integrative and Comparative Biology · 2004 · 686 citations · Full text

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Is Bergmann’s Rule Valid for Mammals?

Kyle G. Ashton, Mark C. Tracy, Alan de Queiroz · The American Naturalist · 2000 · 678 citations

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Authors

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  1. KG
    Kyle G. Ashton

    Archbold Biological Station, United States

    9 publications · 2.1K citations

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  2. SM
    Shai Meiri

    Tel Aviv University, Israel

    7 publications · 1.8K citations

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  3. MÁ
    Miguel Á. Olalla‐Tárraga

    Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Spain

    6 publications · 458 citations

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  4. TM
    Tim M. Blackburn

    Zoological Society of London, United Kingdom

    5 publications · 1.5K citations

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  5. CW
    Charles W. Fox

    University of Kentucky, United States

    4 publications · 629 citations

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Institutions

292

  1. Tel Aviv University

    Tel Aviv, Israel

    9 h-index

    14 publications

    2.9K citations

  2. University of Zurich

    Zurich, Switzerland

    7 h-index

    11 publications

    1.8K citations

  3. Imperial College London

    London, United Kingdom

    6 h-index

    14 publications

    2.8K citations

  4. University of Colorado Boulder

    Boulder, United States

    6 h-index

    9 publications

    2.7K citations

  5. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    6 h-index

    11 publications

    590 citations

  6. University of Kentucky

    Lexington, United States

    4 h-index

    7 publications

    1.2K citations

  7. University of California San Diego

    San Diego, United States

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    578 citations

  8. Universidad de Alcalá

    Alcalá de Henares, Spain

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    642 citations

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  1. Evolution

    17 publications · 2.1K citations

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  2. The American Naturalist

    AN · 15 publications · 2.6K citations

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  3. Journal of Biogeography

    11 publications · 1.3K citations

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  4. Global Ecology and Biogeography

    10 publications · 1.4K citations

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  5. Ecography

    8 publications · 576 citations

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