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island rule: a standalone construct

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Evolutionary ecology

the pattern of small animals growing larger and large animals growing smaller after colonizing islands.

In evolutionary ecology, island rule refers to the pattern of small animals growing larger and large animals growing smaller after colonizing islands. This meaning comes from Lomolino (2005) in Journal of Biogeography.[1]

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References

Lomolino, M. V. (2005). Body size evolution in insular vertebrates: generality of the island rule. Journal of Biogeography, 32(10), 1683-1699. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2699.2005.01314.x

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