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Nature's giants :the biology and evo...

Ruxton, Graeme D.

Nature's giants :the biology and evolution of the world's largest lifeforms /

紀錄類型:	書目-語言資料,印刷品 : Monograph/item
杜威分類號:	591.4/1
書名/作者:	Nature's giants : : the biology and evolution of the world's largest lifeforms // Graeme D. Ruxton ; foreword by Norman Owen-Smith.
作者:	Ruxton, Graeme D.
出版者:	New Haven ; : Yale University Press,, c2019.
面頁冊數:	224 p. : : col. ill. ;; 29 cm.
標題:	Animals.
標題:	Animals
標題:	Body size.
ISBN:	9780300239881 (hbk.) :
書目註:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
內容註:	Foreword by Norman Owen-Smith -- Introduction -- 1 Life on a large scale -- 2 Dinosaurs -- 3 Massive mammals -- 4 Giants of the deep -- 5 Giants of the skies -- 6 Giant insects -- 7 Immense invertebrates -- 8 Record reptiles and amphibians -- 9 Green giants -- Final thoughts -- Further reading -- Index -- Acknowledgments.
摘要、提要註:	The colossal plants and animals of our world-dinosaurs, whales, and even trees-are a source of unending fascination, and their sheer scale can be truly impressive. Size is integral to the way that organisms experience the world: a puddle that a human being would step over without thinking is an entire world to thousands of microscopic rotifers. But why are creatures the size that they are? Why aren't bugs the size of elephants, or whales the size of goldfish? In this lavishly illustrated new book, biologist Graeme Ruxton explains how and why nature's giants came to be so big-for example, how decreased oxygen levels limited the size of insects and how island isolation allowed small-bodied animals to evolve larger body sizes. Through a diverse array of examples, from huge butterflies to giant squid, Ruxton explores the physics, biology, and evolutionary drivers behind organism size, showing what it's like to live large. - -

Nature's giants :the biology and evolution of the world's largest lifeforms /
Ruxton, Graeme D.

Nature's giants :the biology and evolution of the world's largest lifeforms /Graeme D. Ruxton ; foreword by Norman Owen-Smith. - New Haven ;Yale University Press,c2019. - 224 p. :col. ill. ;29 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Foreword by Norman Owen-Smith -- Introduction -- 1 Life on a large scale -- 2 Dinosaurs -- 3 Massive mammals -- 4 Giants of the deep -- 5 Giants of the skies -- 6 Giant insects -- 7 Immense invertebrates -- 8 Record reptiles and amphibians -- 9 Green giants -- Final thoughts -- Further reading -- Index -- Acknowledgments.

The colossal plants and animals of our world-dinosaurs, whales, and even trees-are a source of unending fascination, and their sheer scale can be truly impressive. Size is integral to the way that organisms experience the world: a puddle that a human being would step over without thinking is an entire world to thousands of microscopic rotifers. But why are creatures the size that they are? Why aren't bugs the size of elephants, or whales the size of goldfish? In this lavishly illustrated new book, biologist Graeme Ruxton explains how and why nature's giants came to be so big-for example, how decreased oxygen levels limited the size of insects and how island isolation allowed small-bodied animals to evolve larger body sizes. Through a diverse array of examples, from huge butterflies to giant squid, Ruxton explores the physics, biology, and evolutionary drivers behind organism size, showing what it's like to live large. - -

ISBN: 9780300239881 (hbk.) :NTD 1,086

LCCN: 2018962449

Nat. Bib. No.: GBB9A9396bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 019438951UkSubjects--Topical Terms:

701055
Animals.

LC Class. No.: QL799 / .R89 2019

Dewey Class. No.: 591.4/1

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