Scaling, why is animal size so important? : Schmidt-Nielsen, Knut, 1915-2007 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

Publication date

1984

Topics

theorie, theory, eigenschappen, properties, Animals Size, zoology, dierfysiologie, animal physiology, karakteristieken, characteristics, Body size, Animal 2017 Bildband, Anatomy, Comparative, Morphology (Animals), Physiology, Comparative, Animals -- anatomy & histology, Morphologie animale, Corps -- Grandeur, Körpergröße, Biometrie, Dieren, Messung, Afmetingen, Comparative anatomy, Animaux -- Taille, Tiere, Comparative physiology, dimensions, afmetingen, Dierfysiologie en -biochemie, Animal Physiology and Biochemistry, volume, size, grootte, Korpergro©e

Publisher

Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press

Collection

internetarchivebooks; printdisabled

Contributor

Internet Archive

Language

English

Item Size

492.4M

xi, 241 pages : 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-236) and index

The size of living things -- Problems of size and scale -- The use of allometry -- How to scale eggs -- The strength of bones and skeletons -- Metabolic rate and body size -- Warm-blooded vertebrates: what do metabolic regression equations means? -- Organ size and tissue metabolism -- How the lungs supply enough oxygen -- Blood and gas transport -- Heart and circulation -- The meaning of time -- Animal activity and metabolic scope -- Moving on land: running and jumping -- Swimming and flying -- Body temperature and temperature regulation -- Some important concepts

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