Gloger was the first person to recognise the structural differences between swallows and swifts, and also the first to put up artificial bat boxes.
He was the originator of what is now known as Gloger's rule, which states that dark pigments increase in races of animals (birds were the examples in which he originally noticed the pattern) living in warm and humid habitats. He put forward this theory in his Das Abändern der Vögel durch Einfluss des Klimas (1833). The exact way this pattern is actually caused is still unclear, but in birds it has been suggested that darker pigmented plumage provides protection against feather-degrading bacteria whose activity is greater in warm and humid regions.[1] His other works include Gemeinnütziges Hand-und Hilfsbuch der Naturgeschichte (1841).
References
^Burtt Jr, E. H.; Ichida, J. M. (2004). (PDF). The Condor. 106 (3): 681–686. doi:10.1650/7383. S2CID 5857742. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-11-20. Retrieved 2013-04-01.
External links
Das Abändern der Vögel durch Einfluss des Klimas (1833)
, Kamilar and Bradley, J Biogeography, 2011
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gloger, constantin, wilhelm, lambert, gloger, september, 1803, near, grottkau, silesia, kingdom, prussia, december, 1863, berlin, german, zoologist, ornithologist, constantin, wilhelm, lambert, glogerborn17, september, 1803grottkau, silesiadied30, december, 18. Constantin Wilhelm Lambert Gloger 17 September 1803 near Grottkau Silesia Kingdom of Prussia 30 December 1863 in Berlin was a German zoologist and ornithologist Constantin Wilhelm Lambert GlogerBorn17 September 1803Grottkau SilesiaDied30 December 1863 aged 60 CitizenshipKingdom of PrussiaKnown forGloger s ruleScientific careerFieldsZoology ornithologyGloger was the first person to recognise the structural differences between swallows and swifts and also the first to put up artificial bat boxes He was the originator of what is now known as Gloger s rule which states that dark pigments increase in races of animals birds were the examples in which he originally noticed the pattern living in warm and humid habitats He put forward this theory in his Das Abandern der Vogel durch Einfluss des Klimas 1833 The exact way this pattern is actually caused is still unclear but in birds it has been suggested that darker pigmented plumage provides protection against feather degrading bacteria whose activity is greater in warm and humid regions 1 His other works include Gemeinnutziges Hand und Hilfsbuch der Naturgeschichte 1841 References Edit Burtt Jr E H Ichida J M 2004 Gloger s rule feather degrading bacteria and color variation among song sparrows PDF The Condor 106 3 681 686 doi 10 1650 7383 S2CID 5857742 Archived from the original PDF on 2012 11 20 Retrieved 2013 04 01 External links EditDas Abandern der Vogel durch Einfluss des Klimas 1833 Interspecific variation in primate coat colour supports Gloger s rule Kamilar and Bradley J Biogeography 2011 This article about a German zoologist is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This article about an ornithologist is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title C L Gloger amp oldid 1085611572, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
