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Rapoport's rule en · PROPN

Etymology

Named by Stevens (1989) after Eduardo H. Rapoport, who had earlier provided evidence for the phenomenon for subspecies of mammals.

Meanings

  1. An ecogeographical rule stating that latitudinal ranges of plants and animals are generally smaller at lower latitudes than at higher latitudes.