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island rule
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Japanese Meaning
生物進化の原則の一つで、島に隔離された集団が、限られた資源に適応するために、場合によっては極端な小型化（矮小化）または大型化（巨体化）を遂げるという現象を指す。
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(evolutionary biology) The principle of biology that states that populations isolated onto islands may undergo evolution towards dwarfism or gigantism to better conform to available resources
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island rule
The island rule helps explain why some mammals on archipelagos evolve into much smaller or much larger sizes than their mainland relatives.
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The island rule helps explain why some mammals on archipelagos evolve into much smaller or much larger sizes than their mainland relatives.
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