Larger deer in northern regions
01-26-2007 | 08:28 PM
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Giant Nontypical
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Larger deer in northern regions
I was bummed to find the deer evolution thread shut down before I had a chance to reply.
My first thought was of the principle where animals that live farther north, grow bigger than animals in warmer climates due to the surface area to size ratio. Isn't this an evolved trait?
We all know you get an adult buck in saskatchewon and its going to be WAYYYYY bigger than the same aged buck in texas.
My first thought was of the principle where animals that live farther north, grow bigger than animals in warmer climates due to the surface area to size ratio. Isn't this an evolved trait?
We all know you get an adult buck in saskatchewon and its going to be WAYYYYY bigger than the same aged buck in texas.
01-26-2007 | 09:10 PM
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RE: Larger deer in northern regions
Don't forget that their are nearly 40 subspecies of whitetail deer between central America and the northern reaches of Canada. I'm such a nerd.
Animals continually adapt to their surroundings.. Whitetail are perhaps the best at this. Whitetails in the north grow as big as 300 lbs., while the southern deer of the desert barely reach 100 lbs. I believe this is called evolution of a species.
By no means do I want this to turn into a religious debate...
Animals continually adapt to their surroundings.. Whitetail are perhaps the best at this. Whitetails in the north grow as big as 300 lbs., while the southern deer of the desert barely reach 100 lbs. I believe this is called evolution of a species.
By no means do I want this to turn into a religious debate...
01-27-2007 | 07:28 AM
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RE: Larger deer in northern regions
ORIGINAL: rybohunter
I was bummed to find the deer evolution thread shut down before I had a chance to reply.
My first thought was of the principle where animals that live farther north, grow bigger than animals in warmer climates due to the surface area to size ratio. Isn't this an evolved trait?
We all know you get an adult buck in saskatchewon and its going to be WAYYYYY bigger than the same aged buck in texas.
I was bummed to find the deer evolution thread shut down before I had a chance to reply.
My first thought was of the principle where animals that live farther north, grow bigger than animals in warmer climates due to the surface area to size ratio. Isn't this an evolved trait?
We all know you get an adult buck in saskatchewon and its going to be WAYYYYY bigger than the same aged buck in texas.
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