Evolution: the rise and fall of island dwarfs and giants

• Articles in SCI Journals
• Jun, 2023

Summary:

Islands are arenas for a range of striking evolutionary phenomena, including the island rule - the tendency for larger animals to shrink and smaller animals to enlarge. A new study of insular mammals finds such body size shifts predispose these evolutionary marvels to greater extinction risk.

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https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960982223005444?viaihub