The effect of area and isolation on insular dwarf proboscideans

Aim We investigated the hypothesis that insular body size of fossil elephants is directly related to isolation and surface area of the focal islands. Location Palaeo‐islands worldwide. Methods We assembled data on the geographical characteristics (area and isolation) of islands and body size evolution of palaeo‐insular species for 22 insular species of fossil elephants across 17 islands. Results Our results support the generality of the island...