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Scaling : Why Is Animal Size So Important? by Knut Schmidt-Nielsen (1984, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherCambridge University Press
ISBN-100521319870
ISBN-139780521319874
eBay Product ID (ePID)362196
Product Key Features
Number of Pages256 Pages
Publication NameScaling : Why Is Animal Size So Important?
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1984
SubjectLife Sciences / Anatomy & Physiology (See Also Life Sciences / Human Anatomy & Physiology), Life Sciences / Zoology / General
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaScience
AuthorKnut Schmidt-Nielsen
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight13 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN84-005841
Dewey Edition19
Reviews"...a must for teachers who like to add thought-provoking material to lectures or class discussions." The Science Teacher
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal591.4
SynopsisThis 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.
LC Classification NumberQL799 .S34 1984
