The tendency of mammals to increase or decrease body size with respect to geography or
time depends on the abundance, availability, and size of resources. This dependency …

Multi-proxy studies are becoming increasingly common in palaeolimnology. Eight basic
requirements and challenges for a multi-proxy study are outlined in this essay–definition of …

Bergmann's and Allen's rules state that endotherms should be larger and have shorter
appendages in cooler climates. However, the drivers of these rules are not clear. Both rules …

Bergmann's rule states that endotherms have a large body size in high latitudes and cold
climates. However, previous empirical studies have reported mixed evidence on the …

The distribution of the diversity and abundance of life on Earth is thought to be shaped by
the patterns of plant growth (net primary production, NPP) in the oceans and on land. The …

Species richness is commonly thought to increase with habitat diversity. However, a recent
theoretical model aiming to unify niche and island biogeography theories predicted a hump …

The development of a more synthetic approach to understanding spatial patterns in
biogeography, particularly of the way in which these patterns interact, constitutes a major …

Despite the great interest it generates, the definition of Bergmann's Rule is vague and often
contested. Debate focuses on whether the rule should be described in terms of pattern or …

The science behind ecology has been contested for years, partially because of the misuse
and misrepresentation of concepts within ecology. This paper discusses the use of …

Aim We assessed the generality of the island rule in a database comprising 1593
populations of insular mammals (439 species, including 63 species of fossil mammals), and …