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From Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium

Allen's rule is an observed pattern of morphological traits that vary within a species based on their geographical location proposed by Joel Asaph Allen. Specfically, Allen's rule states that members of warm-blooded species that live in hot environments have longer extremities in comparison with members of the equivalent species living in cooler enviroments.

See Also

• Bergmann's rule