Rapid Dwarfing of an Insular Mammal – The Feral Cattle of Amsterdam Island
Abstract The island rule describes a graded trend in insular populations of vertebrates from gigantism in small species to dwarfism in large species. The dwarfing of large mammals on islands has been observed both in the present fauna and in the fossil record. Elephants, hippopotami, deer, and other...
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Nature Portfolio
2017
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