Bergmann's rule (Ecogeographic rules 🌍)

Bergmann's rule is an ecogeographical rule that states that, within a broadly distributed taxonomic clade, populations and species of larger size are found in colder environments, while populations and species of smaller size are found in warmer regions. The rule derives from the relationship between size in linear dimensions meaning tha...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bergmann's_rule

#BergmannSRule #AnimalSize #EcogeographicRules #LawsOfThermodynamics

Bergmann's rule (Ecogeographic rules 🌍)

Bergmann's rule is an ecogeographical rule that states that, within a broadly distributed taxonomic clade, populations and species of larger size are found in colder environments, while populations and species of smaller size are found in warmer regions. The rule derives from the relationship between size in linear dimensions meaning tha...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bergmann's_rule

#BergmannSRule #AnimalSize #EcogeographicRules #LawsOfThermodynamics

Larger-bodied organisms predominate in colder areas ("#BergmannsRule"). @wwAAAddddEEE @AdamSiepielski & @sinkingdiatom show that in #diatoms, #genome size, rather than cell size, is a strong predictor of species abundance in the polar oceans #PLOSBiology https://plos.io/4cm5WeK

Bergmann's rule (Ecogeographic rules 🌍)

Bergmann's rule is an ecogeographical rule that states that within a broadly distributed taxonomic clade, populations and species of larger size are found in colder environments, while populations and species of smaller size are found in warmer regions. The rule derives from the relationship between size in linear dimensions meaning that...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bergmann's_rule

#BergmannSRule #AnimalSize #EcogeographicRules #LawsOfThermodynamics

#Dinosaurs buck #BergmannsRule, a more than 170-year-old biological principle suggesting that species from colder environments are generally larger than close relatives from warmer climates. #biology https://cosmosmagazine.com/history/palaeontology/dinosaurs-break-bergmann-rule/?utm_source=Live+Audience&utm_campaign=e5a8c8bad3-briefing-dy-20240415&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b27a691814-e5a8c8bad3-50179668

#Dinosaur study challenges Bergmann's rule
https://phys.org/news/2024-04-dinosaur-bergmann.html

Global latitudinal gradients and the #evolution of body size in #dinosaurs and #mammals https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-46843-2

"The 1800s-era principle is stating that #animals in high-latitude, cooler climates tend to be larger... New study shows: #BergmannsRule is only applicable to a subset of homeothermic animals (that maintain stable body temperatures), and only when you consider temperature, ignoring all other climatic variables"

Today I have the first new jargon busting cartoon of the year. It's Bergmann's Rule!

#Doodles #doodlesbydad #cartoon #sciart #sciencecartoon #digidoodle #illustration #jargon #jargonbuster #biology #biogeography #bergmannsrule