Matthews, Thomas J.2023-06-232023-06-232023-06-19Matthews, T.J. (2023). "Evolution: The rise and fall of island dwarfs and giants. Current Biology", 33(12), R684-R686. DOI:10.1016/j.cub.2023.04.062 (IF2021 10,900; Q1 Cell Biology)0960-9822http://hdl.handle.net/10400.3/6741ABSTRACT: Islands are arenas for a range of striking evolutionary phenomena, including the island rule - the tendency for larger animals to shrink and smaller animals to enlarge. A new study of insular mammals finds such body size shifts predispose these evolutionary marvels to greater extinction risk.engIslandsExtinction RiskSpeciesjournal article10.1016/j.cub.2023.04.0621879-0445