Diniz-Filho, Jose Alexandre FelizolaRodriguez, Miguel AngelBini, Luis MauricioOlalla-Tarraga, Miguel AngelCardillo, MarcelNabout, Joao CarlosHortal, JoaquinHawkins, Bradford A.2015-12-100305-0270http://hdl.handle.net/1885/59897Aim One of the longest recognized patterns in macroecology, Bergmann's rule, describes the tendency for homeothermic animals to have larger body sizes in cooler climates than their phylogenetic relatives in warmer climates. Here we provide an integrativeKeywords: anthropogenic effect; biogeography; body size; carnivore; colonization; eigenvalue; glacial-interglacial cycle; interspecific variation; macroecology; paleoclimate; phylogenetics; Pleistocene; Pliocene; Animalia; Carnivora; Eutheria; Mammalia Anthropogenic effects; Bergmann's rule; Body size; Carnivora; Climate; Cope's rule; Human footprint; Phylogenetic effects; Phylogenetic eigenvector regression200910.1111/j.1365-2699.2009.02163.x2016-02-24