| Description |
165 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Oxford animal biology series |
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Oxford animal biology series.
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| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: Preface -- 1. Energy sources -- 2. Basic requirements -- 3. Feeding -- 4. Movement -- 5. Growth and reproduction -- 6. Body temperature -- 7. Energy budgets -- Epilogue |
| Summary |
"Energy for Animal Life is about how animals get energy, and how they use it. It encompasses the food chain, from solar radiation and photosynthesis to food sources for herbivores and for carnivores, and compares the merits of different designs of digestive system and of different strategies for finding and choosing food." "Of course, animal energy is not simply a question of feeding, and several chapters in turn look at energy use." "The style is very accessible, and suitable as supplementary reading for undergraduates in biological sciences."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
| Subject |
Animals.
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Bioenergetics.
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Energy metabolism.
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Physiology.
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| LC no. |
00500326 |
| ISBN |
0198500521 (paperback) |
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019850053X (cased) |
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