Animal Body Size
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The Ecological Implications Of Body Size
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Author : Robert Henry Peters
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1986-03-31
The Ecological Implications Of Body Size written by Robert Henry Peters and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1986-03-31 with Science categories.
Describes in detail how the physical size of an organism affects its biology. Presents the largest single compilation of inter-specific size relations and instructs the reader on their comparison, combination, and criticism.
Animal Body Size
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Author : Felisa A. Smith
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2013-08-09
Animal Body Size written by Felisa A. Smith and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-08-09 with Science categories.
Galileo wrote that “nature cannot produce a horse as large as twenty ordinary horses or a giant ten times taller than an ordinary man unless by miracle or by greatly altering the proportions of his limbs and especially of his bones”—a statement that wonderfully captures a long-standing scientific fascination with body size. Why are organisms the size that they are? And what determines their optimum size? This volume explores animal body size from a macroecological perspective, examining species, populations, and other large groups of animals in order to uncover the patterns and causal mechanisms of body size throughout time and across the globe. The chapters represent diverse scientific perspectives and are divided into two sections. The first includes chapters on insects, snails, birds, bats, and terrestrial mammals and discusses the body size patterns of these various organisms. The second examines some of the factors behind, and consequences of, body size patterns and includes chapters on community assembly, body mass distribution, life history, and the influence of flight on body size.
Scaling
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Author : Knut Schmidt-Nielsen
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1984-07-27
Scaling written by Knut Schmidt-Nielsen and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1984-07-27 with Medical categories.
This book is about the importance of animal size. We tend to think of animal function in chemical terms and talk of water, salts, proteins, enzymes, oxygen, energy, and so on. We should not forget, however, that physical laws are equally important, for they determine rates of diffusion and heat transfer, transfer of force and momentum, the strength of structures, the dynamics of locomotion, and other aspects of the functioning of animal bodies. Physical laws provide possibilities and opportunities for an organism, yet they also impose constraints, setting limits to what is physically possible. This book aims to give an understanding of these rules because of their profound implications when we deal with animals of widely different size and scale. The reader will find that the book raises many questions. Remarkable and puzzling information makes it read a little like a detective story, but the last chapter, instead of giving the final solution, neither answers all questions nor provides one great unifying principle.
Megaherbivores
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Author : R. Norman Owen-Smith
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1988
Megaherbivores written by R. Norman Owen-Smith and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988 with Nature categories.
An account of the limitations and advantages conferred by large body size.
Size Function And Life History
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Author : William A. Calder
language : en
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Release Date : 1996-01-01
Size Function And Life History written by William A. Calder and has been published by Courier Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996-01-01 with Science categories.
Zoologist provides a quantitative baseline for comparative zoology and demonstrates the value of allometric correlations as an analytical tool. New Introduction. References.
Mammal Body Parts
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Author : Clare Lewis
language : en
Publisher: Raintree
Release Date : 2016-09-08
Mammal Body Parts written by Clare Lewis and has been published by Raintree this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-09-08 with Mammals categories.
Follow us on a journey around all the body parts of mammals, from eyes to ears, to legs to tails. Find out all about how each body part works, what it looks like and what it does and how each body part differs between species.
Human Body Size And The Laws Of Scaling
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Author : Thomas T. Samaras
language : en
Publisher: Nova Publishers
Release Date : 2007
Human Body Size And The Laws Of Scaling written by Thomas T. Samaras and has been published by Nova Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Biometry categories.
Several books have been published on scaling in biology and its ramifications in the animal kingdom. However, none has specifically examined the multifaceted effects of how changes in human height create disproportionately larger changes in weight, surface area, strength and other physiological parameters. Yet, the impact of these non-linear effects on individual humans as well as our world's environment is enormous. Since increasing human body size has widespread ramifications, this book presents findings on the human species and its ecological niche. its community and how the species interacts with its environment. Thus, a few chapters provide an ecological overview of how increasing human body size relates to human evolution, fitness, health, survival and the environment. This book provides a unique purview of the laws of scaling on human performance, health, longevity and the environment. Numerous examples from various research disciplines are used to illustrate the impact of increasing body size on many aspects of human enterprises, including work output, athletics and intellectual performance.
The Design Of Mammals
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Author : John William Prothero
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2015-10-22
The Design Of Mammals written by John William Prothero and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-10-22 with Science categories.
Despite an astonishing 100 million-fold range in adult body mass from bumblebee bat to blue whale, all mammals are formed of the same kinds of molecules, cells, tissues and organs and to the same overall body plan. A scaling approach investigates the principles of mammal design by examining the ways in which mammals of diverse size and taxonomy are quantitatively comparable. This book presents an extensive reanalysis of scaling data collected over a quarter of a century, including many rarely or never-cited sources. The result is an unparalleled contribution to understanding scaling in mammals, addressing a uniquely extensive range of mammal attributes and using substantially larger and more rigorously screened samples than in any prior works. An invaluable resource for all those interested in the 'design' of mammals, this is an ideal resource for postgraduates and researchers in a range of fields from comparative physiology to ecology.
Just The Right Size
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Author : Nicola Davies
language : en
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Release Date : 2011-03-08
Just The Right Size written by Nicola Davies and has been published by Candlewick Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-03-08 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
This book uses cartoon-style art and geometry to explain the relationship between an animal's size and its abilities.
Animal Fact File Head To Tail Profiles Of More Than 90 Mammals
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Author : Dr. Tony Hare
language : en
Publisher: Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd
Release Date : 2018-01-15
Animal Fact File Head To Tail Profiles Of More Than 90 Mammals written by Dr. Tony Hare and has been published by Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-01-15 with Science categories.
Animal Fact File is a visual guide to the most important—and most interesting—unique anatomical features of the world's most irresistible and fascinating mammals. This work covers more than 90 popular warm-blooded creatures from every corner of the globe. Each animal is featured on a two-page, full-colour illustrated spread that shows the entire mammal and highlights interesting parts of its anatomy. Each entry includes notes on natural history, range, and habitat, along with measurements and characteristic features. Budding zoologists will enjoy leafing through these pages, which make for a nice artists' reference and an inviting coffee-table book as well.