Gloger's rule

proper noun

A rule stating that, within a species of endotherms, more heavily pigmented forms tend to be found in more humid environments.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. biologyA rule stating that, within a species of endotherms, more heavily pigmented forms tend to be found in more humid environments.

Origin

After the zoologist Constantin Wilhelm Lambert Gloger, who first remarked upon this phenomenon in 1833.

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Gloger's rule. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gloger's%20rule

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“Gloger's rule.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gloger's%20rule. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Gloger's rule,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gloger's%20rule.

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