Evolution: The rise and fall of island dwarfs and giants

Tom Matthews

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2023.04.062

Evolution: The rise and fall of island dwarfs and giants

Tom Matthews^*

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	R684-R686
Number of pages	3
Journal	Current Biology
Volume	33
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2023.04.062
Publication status	Published - 19 Jun 2023

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