A dwarf elephant the size of a Shetland pony that once roamed Cyprus was an example of the “island effect,” a rule in evolutionary biology describing how large-bodied species tend to downsize on islands while small-bodied species upsize.
A dwarf elephant the size of a Shetland pony that once roamed Cyprus was an example of the “island effect,” a rule in evolutionary biology describing how large-bodied species tend to downsize on islands while small-bodied species upsize.