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And it's worth noting that cold temperatures inhibit the growth of cartilage, which forms the scaffolding for new bone in the young. Rather than a law of evolution, it could simply be environmental conditions showing their influence on anatomy without selecting for allelic variations.

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To read more about Bergmann's rule, I recommend this primary source:
www.sciencedirect.com/topics/earth...

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(talking about moose in the Baltics, I once met one in the sound, 3 km off shore, at the red square. Good swimmers.)

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Plognark's avatar Plognark @plognark.bsky.social
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Very interesting, I did not know that cold affected cartilage growth

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