Despite an astonishing 100 million-fold range in adult body mass
from bumblebee bat to blue whale, all mammals are formed of the
same kinds of molecules, cells, tissues and organs and to the same
overall body plan. A scaling approach investigates the principles
of mammal design by examining the ways in which mammals of diverse
size and taxonomy are quantitatively comparable. This book presents
an extensive reanalysis of scaling data collected over a quarter of
a century, including many rarely or never-cited sources. The result
is an unparalleled contribution to understanding scaling in
mammals, addressing a uniquely extensive range of mammal attributes
and using substantially larger and more rigorously screened samples
than in any prior works. An invaluable resource for all those
interested in the 'design' of mammals, this is an ideal resource
for postgraduates and researchers in a range of fields from
comparative physiology to ecology.
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