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Abstract

According to a "law" formulated by E. D. Cope in 1871, the body size of organisms in a particular evolutionary lineage tends to increase. Cope's rule has failed the most comprehensive test yet applied to it.

Details

Title
Cope's rule as psychological artefact
Author
Gould, Stephen Jay
Pages
199-200
Publication year
1997
Publication date
Jan 16, 1997
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group
ISSN
00280836
e-ISSN
14764687
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/385199a0
ProQuest document ID
204468268
Copyright
Copyright Macmillan Journals Ltd. Jan 16, 1997