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rapoport's rule

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
rapoport's rule
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
1
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

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

Etymology

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

Questions

What does rapoport's rule mean?
An ecogeographical rule stating that latitudinal ranges of plants and animals are generally smaller at lower latitudes than at higher latitudes.
Where does rapoport's rule come from?
Named by Stevens (1989) after Eduardo H. Rapoport, who had earlier provided evidence for the phenomenon for subspecies of mammals.

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