Bergmann's rule

Japanese: Bergmann's rule(英語表記)Bergmannsrule
Bergmann's rule

...This phenomenon is called Gloger's rule. Similarly, in birds and mammals, cooler climates tend to be larger than warmer climates, which is called Bergmann's rule. These two trends clearly have developed in relation to climate, but some geographical variations occur independently of climate.

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Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…この現象は〈グロージャーの規則Gloger’s rule〉と呼ばれる。また同じく鳥や哺乳類では,冷涼な気候下にすむものは温暖な気候下にすむものよりも体が大きいという傾向もあり,これは,〈ベルクマンの規則Bergmann’s rule〉と呼ばれる。この二つの傾向は明らかに気候との関連で発達してきたものであるが,地理変異の中には気候とは無関係に生じているものもある。…

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