Rapoport's rule: R(φ) = a + b·|φ|; latitudinal-range-size regression framework

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Rapoport's rule framework — the macroecological empirical regularity that geographical range size of a taxon increases with absolute latitude (Rapoport, 'Areografía', Fondo de Cultura Económica 1975/1982; formalised quantitatively by…

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Rapoport theorem: b_2pt=(y1−y2)/(x1−x2); b_std=ρσy/σx; (u1v2−u2v1)²≥0; 1−ρ²=−(ρ−1)(ρ+1)

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