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c0nc0rdance@c0nc0rdance.bsky.social |
So a round-bodied animal with stubby limbs can better maintain their heat in cold climates. Allen would predict that desert animals are smaller, but with longer, thin limbs. Even within species, populations in colder climates tend to be more sphere-like than their desert cousins.
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Tim
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The Bergmann-Allen Property of Shortstacks. Got it.
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c0nc0rdance
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But I have to point out that Bergmann rule (and Allen rule) exceptions are common. It's less "law" and more "tendency". Some of this stuff whiffs of genetic determinism when applied to human populations, like the native populations of the Arctic vs native population of the equatorial regions.
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Sancho Pansy
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So, cold maek amimal moar fren-shaped and snugzly?
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