Claiming "much confusion and contradiction" in the scientific literature over the size of mammals on islands, Foster undertook a survey of 116 insular (island-dwelling) species or subspecies ...

The study also indicates that the magnitude of insular dwarfism and gigantism is more pronounced in smaller, more remote islands for mammals and reptiles. Size is context-dependent ...

The study also indicates that the magnitude of insular dwarfism and gigantism is more pronounced in smaller, more remote islands for mammals and reptiles. Size is context-dependent ...

Insular gigantism is best exemplified by the famous dodo, an extinct flightless pigeon from Mauritius, probably evolving large body size due to release from predatory pressure.

The world's second-biggest rat species — a gargantuan woolly beast — was caught on camera in the mountains of New Guinea.

Why are the "little people" of Flores so little? Were their ancestors originally much bigger and diminished in size over many generations due to competition for limited resources and other factors ...

The fact that all living giant tortoises are insular may suggest that their evolution followed the so-called island rule: a trend toward dwarfism of large animals and gigantism of small animals on ...

Insular dwarfism and gigantism is more pronounced in smaller, more remote islands for mammals and reptiles, research suggests.

Insular gigantism is best exemplified by the famous dodo, an extinct flightless pigeon from Mauritius, probably evolving large body size due to release from predatory pressure.