Machine derived contents note: Preface -- 1. The size of living things -- 2. Problems of size and scale -- 3. The use of allometry -- 4. How to scale eggs -- 5. The strength of bones and skeletons -- 6. Metabolic rate and body size -- 7. Warm-blooded vertebrates: what do metabolic regression equations mean? -- 8. Organ size and tissue metabolism -- 9. How the lungs supply enough oxygen -- 10. Blood and gas transport -- 11. Heart and circulation -- 12. The meaning of time -- 13. Animal activity and metabolic scope -- 14. Moving on land: running and jumping -- 15. Swimmng and flying -- 16. Body temperature and temperature regulation -- 17. Some important concepts -- Appendixes -- References -- Index