"Bergmann's rule" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Named after Carl Bergmann, 19th-century German biologist. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Bergmann's rule
  1. The ecogeographic principle that, within a broadly distributed taxonomic clade, populations and species of larger size are found in colder environments, and species of smaller size are found in warmer regions. Wikipedia link: Bergmann's rule
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