Geographical gradient (geographical slope)

Japanese: 地理的こう配(地理的勾配) - ちりてきこうばい(英語表記)geocline
Geographical gradient (geographical slope)
This is one of the gradients proposed by J.S. Huxley (1938), which means a continuous change in a trait. It is a phenomenon in which intraspecific or interspecific variation in an organism varies slightly depending on the geographical location, and when a certain trait is measured, it shows a continuous change in a certain direction. There are many known examples of continuous changes from north to south in the Japanese archipelago, such as the leaf size of beech and Japanese vine, the degree of photoperiod response seen in many plants, and the frequency of genes involved in the markings of the ladybird beetle.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
J.S.ハクスリー(1938)によって提唱された形質の連続変化を意味するこう配clineの一つで,生物の種内または種間変異が地理的な場所により少しずつ異なり,ある形質を測定すると一定方向に連続的な変化を示す現象をいう。日本列島でも,北から南へいくにつれて連続的に変化する多くの例が知られている。ブナ,マイヅルソウなどの葉の大きさ,多くの植物で見られる日長反応の程度,ナミテントウの斑紋に関与する遺伝子の頻度などである。

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