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Body size, scaling body size, and how shape changes.<\/h2>\n

Helps in a forensic context for the biological profile.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Population, and environmental stressors like mobility, and disease affect body size\/shape. Can also be used to understand\u00a0the sexual dimorphism of extinct hominins.<\/p>\n

Ecogeographical rules related to thermoregulation:<\/p>\n

Bergmann\u2019s Rule<\/b> (1847) If you have a species that is variable, and spread out over a geographical area you will see a larger variance of those species. Relating to body mass; bigger in colder climates, smaller in warmer climates.<\/p>\n

Allen\u2019s Rule<\/b> (1877) concerned with appendage\u2019s. Shorter in colder climates, and longer in warmer climates. <\/p>\n

Together they are Bergmann\u2019s and Allen\u2019s rules.<\/p>\n

A great modern example is observed in the following populations:\u00a0<\/p>\n

Inuit<\/b>,\u00a0Shorter limbs, and rounder stocky body:<\/p>\n

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Image Source:\u00a0Ansgar Walk. Traditional clothing; left: seal, right: caribou (Iglulik). Wikimedia Commons.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n

Maasai<\/b>,\u00a0Longer limbs, slender taller body:<\/p>\n

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Image Source: Brutere.\u00a0Maasai men performing traditional jumping dance (Adumu). Wikimedia Commons.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n

This is showing basic phenotypical adaptations to different climates, and how the environment can biologically change populations.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Note: Diet, nutrition, humidity, and variation (and many other variables) play a role in phenotype.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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