Temperature profoundly impacts both the phenotypes and distributions of organisms. These
thermal effects exert strong selective pressures on behaviour, physiology and life history …

Bergmann's rule states that individuals of a species/clade at higher altitudes or latitudes will
be larger than those at lower ones. A systemic review of the known literature on inter-and …

Eco-geographical rules maintained within a taxonomic clade, populations and species of
larger size were found in colder environments, and species of smaller size were found in …

Patterns of phenotypic change across environmental gradients (eg, latitude, altitude) have
long captivated the interest of evolutionary ecologists. The pattern and magnitude of …

Body size is a fundamental ecological trait and is correlated with population dynamics,
community structure and function, and ecosystem fluxes. Laboratory data from broad …

1. Body size is highly correlated with physiological traits, fitness, and trophic interactions.
These traits are subject to change if there are widespread reductions of body size with …

Geographic variation in mean body size along latitudinal and altitudinal gradients is a
commonplace occurrence, but little is known about the relative importance of different factors …

Insect body size is predicted to increase with decreasing latitude because time available for
growth increases. In insects with changing voltinism (ie number of generations per season) …

Aim Body size is a key trait linked to other life history traits and influences several individual‐
, community‐and ecosystem‐level characteristics, processes, functions and services …

In most birds and mammals, larger individuals of the same species tend to be found at
higher latitudes, but in insects, body size–latitude relationships are highly variable. 2 …