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Old 12-03-2006 | 07:35 PM
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Default RE: why are the deer so small in florida?

ORIGINAL: Greg / MO

For the same reason Candadian deer are larger... The phenomenon is known as Bergman's rule, whereraces of warm-blooded vertebrates from cooler climates tend to be larger than races of the same species in warmer climates.

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i disagree with this, because canadian deer get huge racks where its -20 degrees, and texas deer get huge rack where its 100 degrees, the only diffrence is there body, wich doesnt explain why theres such a diff between texas and florida.
plus those texas deer dont seem like they have to much more to eatthan the florida deer,other than cactuses and sand.
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