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Author
Peters, Robert Henry.
Title
The ecological implications of body size / Robert Henry Peters
Published
Cambridge [Cambridgeshire] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1983
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591.5 Pet
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Description
xii, 329 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Series
Cambridge studies in ecology
Cambridge studies in ecology.
Contents
Machine derived contents note: Preface -- 1. A philosophical introduction -- 2. A mathematical primer: logarithms, power curves, and correlations -- 3. Metabolism -- 4. Physiological correlates of size -- 5. Temperature and metabolic rate -- 6. Locomotion -- 7. Ingestion -- 8. Production: growth and reproduction -- 9. Mass flow -- 10. Animal abundance -- 11. Other allometric relations -- 12. Allometric simulation models -- 13. Explanations -- 14. Prospectus -- Appendixes -- References -- Index
Analysis
Animals Size Ecological aspects
Notes
Includes index
Bibliography
Bibliography: pages 297-324
Subject
Animal ecology.
Human beings -- Constitution.
Animal ecology.
Human beings -- Constitution.
Body weight.
Animal ecology
Body Surface Area.
LC no.
82019755
ISBN
0521246849
052128886X (paperback)
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