Diatoms to dinosaurs : the size and scale of living things /

In Diatoms to Dinosaurs, Chris McGowan takes the reader on a fascinating journey through the natural world, and examines life in all its various forms. He imparts the excitement of discovery and the joy of understanding as he demonstrates the central importance of size and scale to the survival of l...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: McGowan, Christopher (Autor)
Otros Autores: Mulock, Julian (Ilustrador)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : Island Press [for] Shearwater Books, [1994]
Temas:
Morphology (Animals)
Body size.
Physiology.
Life (Biology)
Evolution (Biology)
Body Constitution
Physiology
Morphologie animale.
Constitution corporelle.
Physiologie.
Vie (Biologie)
physiology.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Zoology > General.
Body size
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Scale of life
  • Keep the home fires burning
  • Pumping iron
  • From cradle to grave
  • Giants: modern and ancient
  • Brains: from the massive to the minute
  • Drag in the material world
  • High fliers
  • Tiffany wings and kite strings
  • Drifting with the tide: life in the plankton
  • Life in the fast lane.

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