Get Free Shipping on orders over $89
Scaling : Why is Animal Size so Important? - No Information Available

Scaling

Why is Animal Size so Important?

By: No Information Available

Paperback | 22 October 1984

At a Glance

Paperback


RRP $81.95

$76.75

or 4 interest-free payments of $19.19 with

 or 

Ships in 5 to 7 business days

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.
Industry Reviews
"...a must for teachers who like to add thought-provoking material to lectures or class discussions." The Science Teacher

More in Physiology

Principles of Anatomy and Physiology : 3rd Asia Pacific Edition - Gerard J. Tortora
Anatomy & Physiology For Dummies : For Dummies - Erin Odya

RRP $38.95

$26.75

31%
OFF
Human Anatomy & Physiology, Global Edition, (HB) : 12th Edition - Elaine Marieb
She Comes First : The Thinking Man's Guide to Pleasuring a Woman - Ian Kerner
Moore's Clinically Oriented Anatomy : 9th Edition (Revised) - Arthur F. Dalley
Oxford Handbook of Clinical Medicine : Oxford Medical Handbooks - Ian B. Wilkinson
Netter's Anatomy Coloring Book - Book - John Hansen

RRP $42.95

$40.99

West's Respiratory Physiology : 11th Edition - The Essentials - John B. West
Guyton and Hall Textbook of Medical Physiology : Guyton Physiology - John E., PhD  Hall
Banishing Back Pain : Relief is Within Reach - Valentyna Solowij

RRP $38.49

$34.75

10%
OFF
Mitochondria in Health and Disease - Orlando Devlin
Basic Physiology for Anaesthetists : 2nd Edition - David Chambers

RRP $119.95

$87.75

27%
OFF
Anatomy and Physiology : Adapted International Edition - Gary Thibodeau
Netter's Physiology Coloring Book : Netter Basic Science - Susan E. Mulroney