柯普定律演化生物学中的一个假说,认为自然界中大体型生物是源自积极的选择,而不是随机过程[1]

一项对1万7208个属的海洋动物体型测量的研究支持柯普定律提出的主张,自寒武纪开始以来,海洋动物的平均体型大小已经增加了150倍[2]

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