Aim Spatial autocorrelation (SAC) in data, ie the higher similarity of closer samples, is a
common phenomenon in ecology. SAC is starting to be considered in the analysis of …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 To describe broad‐scale geographical patterns of body size for European and North
American amphibian faunas and to explore possible processes underlying these patterns …

Thin on the Ground: Neandertal Biology, Archeology and Ecology synthesizes the current
knowledge about our sister species the Neandertals, combining data from a variety of …

Bergmann's rule, which proposes a heat‐balance explanation for the observed latitudinal
gradient of increasing animal body size with increasing latitude, has dominated the study of …

Aim To document geographical interspecific patterns of body size of European and North
American squamate reptile assemblages and explore the relationship between body size …