"cline" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 渐变（生物学）- 渐变带

Definition

渐变指生物物种的某一特征在地理区域内的逐渐变化，比如颜色或体型随地域变化。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“渐变”主要用于生物学和遗传学语境，形容地理分布上连续渐变，非突变。一般不会用于日常用语，多见于科学论文或书籍。

Examples

A cline can show how animals change in size from north to south.

**渐变**可以显示动物从北到南体型如何变化。

Scientists study the cline of bird colors across islands.

科学家研究群岛之间鸟类颜色的**渐变**。

Temperature can cause a cline in plant height over a region.

温度会导致一个地区植物高度的**渐变**。

The butterfly wing patterns show a clear cline from west to east.

蝴蝶翅膀的花纹从西到东展现出明显的**渐变**。

They mapped the genetic cline across several mountain ranges.

他们绘制了多个山脉之间的遗传**渐变**。

You’ll often spot a cline if you look at animal fur thickness from warm to cold climates.

如果观察动物毛发的厚度从温暖到寒冷气候，经常能发现**渐变**。