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converse Bergmann's rule: a standalone construct

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Ecophysiology

the pattern that many ectotherms get smaller rather than larger toward colder, higher latitudes, often linked to shorter growing seasons.

In ecophysiology, converse Bergmann's rule refers to the pattern that many ectotherms get smaller rather than larger toward colder, higher latitudes, often linked to shorter growing seasons. This meaning comes from Mousseau (1997) in Evolution.[1]

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Bergmann's rule1 fields · 1 citationsanchor · a standalone construct pattern4 fields · 5 citationsjingle · one word, four constructs

References

Mousseau, T. A. (1997). Ectotherms Follow the Converse to Bergmann's Rule. Evolution, 51(2), 630-632. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1558-5646.1997.tb02453.x

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