Record #:

25897

Author(s):

Smith, Jason

Abstract:

Edward Cope was a scientist who proposed that animal and plant lineages tend to increase in body size over geological time. Although heavily debated, UNC scientists Joel Kingsolver and David Pfennig suspect Cope’s rule works because things that are larger tend to have higher fitness.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 22 Issue 2, Winter 2006, p30-32, il, por

Subject(s):

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill--Research