English Explanatory Dictionary

Rapoport's rule

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

Rapoport's rule

Etymology

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

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