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Understanding 9/11Scaling, why is animal size so important?
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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
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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