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<blockquote data-quote="TheLBLman" data-source="post: 4543352" data-attributes="member: 1409"><p>What you said about Bergmann's Rule (as it might pertain to antlers) applies more to entirely different species,</p><p>such as comparing Canadian moose to Northern whitetails.</p><p></p><p>Bergman's Rule doesn't seem to apply so much to the different <u>sub</u>-species of whitetails' antlers,</p><p>although some of the smaller bodied subs do also have smaller antlers. B's Rule pertains mostly to body size.</p><p></p><p>I know there's been a ton of B&C bucks killed in northern states and Canada,</p><p>but there's also been a ton killed in Kentucky and Texas, where body sizes are comparatively small and smaller.</p><p></p><p>Of course, then there's the case of the diminutive Keys and Coues, both of which have relatively small antlers.</p><p>But how much credit for those small antlers should be given simply to poor other factors for growing antlers?</p><p>What do they mainly have to eat? Sand?</p><p></p><p>Not saying Bergmann's Rule doesn't apply, just saying not to the extent many might think with the sub-species of whitetails' <em>ANTLERS</em>. It does seem to apply with the sub-species overall body sizes, as southern whitetails are generally much smaller bodied than northern whitetails.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TheLBLman, post: 4543352, member: 1409"] What you said about Bergmann's Rule (as it might pertain to antlers) applies more to entirely different species, such as comparing Canadian moose to Northern whitetails. Bergman's Rule doesn't seem to apply so much to the different [u]sub[/u]-species of whitetails' antlers, although some of the smaller bodied subs do also have smaller antlers. B's Rule pertains mostly to body size. I know there's been a ton of B&C bucks killed in northern states and Canada, but there's also been a ton killed in Kentucky and Texas, where body sizes are comparatively small and smaller. Of course, then there's the case of the diminutive Keys and Coues, both of which have relatively small antlers. But how much credit for those small antlers should be given simply to poor other factors for growing antlers? What do they mainly have to eat? Sand? Not saying Bergmann's Rule doesn't apply, just saying not to the extent many might think with the sub-species of whitetails' [i]ANTLERS[/i]. It does seem to apply with the sub-species overall body sizes, as southern whitetails are generally much smaller bodied than northern whitetails. [/QUOTE]
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