The island rule and the evolution of body size in the deep sea

By Craig McClain, Alison G. Boyer, Gary Rosenberg. 2006

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Subfields: Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Oceanography

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Of mice and mammoths: generality and antiquity of the island rule (2013, background): “The generality of this pattern has been evaluated for a variety of vertebrates and for a limited selection of invertebrates as well (Lomolino, 1985, 2005; McClain et al., 2006).”
The role of molecular genetics in sculpting the future of integrative biogeography (2008, background): “It is not surprising, therefore (when one looks) to also find evidence of other aspects of island evolution in marine biotas (e.g., McClain et al., 2006; see also Knowlton, 2001; Robertson, 2001).”
Deep, diverse and definitely different: unique attributes of the world's largest ecosystem (2010, background): “The size-depth clines of individuals within species are best documented for gastropods (Rex and Etter, 1998; McClain et al., 2005, 2006).”
Slaying dragons: limited evidence for unusual body size evolution on islands (2011, background): “As far as we are aware McClain et al. (2006) and Welch (2010) present the only purely inter-specific studies of the island rule, comparing mean sizes within genera of deep sea (= ‘insular’ in McClain et al.) and shallow sea (‘mainland’) species, rather than using comparisons within single species.”
The island rule and a research agenda for studying ecogeographical patterns (2006, background): “…it for a diversity of taxa, ecosystems and geographical regions (McNab, 2001, 2002; Anderson & Handley, 2002; Clegg & Owens, 2002; Boback, 2003; Boback & Guyer, 2003; Schmidt & Jensen, 2003, 2005; Brown et al., 2004; Morwood et al., 2004; Lomolino, 2005; McClain et al., 2006; White & Searle, 2006).”