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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0195131428
ISBN-13
9780195131420
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1648718
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
368 Pages
Publication Name
Scaling in Biology
Language
English
Publication Year
2000
Subject
Life Sciences / Anatomy & Physiology (See Also Life Sciences / Human Anatomy & Physiology), Life Sciences / Biology, Life Sciences / Zoology / General
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Science
Series
Santa Fe Institute Studies on the Sciences of Complexity Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
17.6 Oz
Item Length
6.1 in
Item Width
9.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
College Audience
LCCN
99-042515
Reviews
"I personally appreciate this volume because it represents genuine integrative biology--understanding system behavior from underlying principles and components. The viewpoint is frequently praised but seldom achieved in detail. This book is, in my opinion, an important contribution to quantitative biology and can be read and appreciated by both biologists and mathematicians."--Doody's"I personally appreciate this volume because it represents genuine integrative biology--understanding system behavior from underlying principles and components. The viewpoint is frequently praised but seldom achieved in detail. This book is, in my opinion, an important contribution to quantitative biology and can be read and appreciated by both biologists and mathematicians."--Doody's, "I personally appreciate this volume because it represents genuineintegrative biology--understanding system behavior from underlying principlesand components. The viewpoint is frequently praised but seldom achieved indetail. This book is, in my opinion, an important contribution to quantitativebiology and can be read and appreciated by both biologists andmathematicians."--Doody's, "I personally appreciate this volume because it represents genuine integrative biology--understanding system behavior from underlying principles and components. The viewpoint is frequently praised but seldom achieved in detail. This book is, in my opinion, an important contribution to quantitative biology and can be read and appreciated by both biologists and mathematicians."-- Doody's, "I personally appreciate this volume because it represents genuine integrative biology--understanding system behavior from underlying principles and components. The viewpoint is frequently praised but seldom achieved in detail. This book is, in my opinion, an important contribution to quantitative biology and can be read and appreciated by both biologists and mathematicians."--Doody's, "I personally appreciate this volume because it represents genuine integrative biology--understanding system behavior from underlying principles and components. The viewpoint is frequently praised but seldom achieved in detail. This book is, in my opinion, an important contribution toquantitative biology and can be read and appreciated by both biologists and mathematicians."--Doody's
Dewey Edition
21
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
571.3
Table Of Content
PrefaceScaling in Biology: Patterns and Processes, Causes and ConsequencesAllometry and Natural SelectionHovering and Jumping: Contrasting Problems in ScalingScaling of Terrestrial Support: Differing Solutionsto Mechanical Constraints of SizeConsequences of Size Change during Ontogeny and EvolutionThe Origin of Universal Scaling Laws in BiologyScaling and Invariants in Cardiovascular BiologyVascular System of the Human Heart: Some Branching and Scaling IssuesConstrained Constructive Optimization of Arterial Tree ModelsQuarter-Power Allometric Scaling in Vascular Plants: Functional Basis and Ecological ConsequencesTwigs, Trees, and the Dynamics of Carbon in the LandscapeCell Size, Shape, and Fitness in Evolving Populations of BacteriaDoes Body Size Optimization Alter the Allometries for Production and Life History Traits?Why and How Phylogenetic Relationships Should Be Incorporated into Studies of ScalingIndividual Energy Use and the Allometry of Population DensityDiversity and Convergence: Scaling for ConservationScaling and Self-Similarity in Species Distributions: Implications for Extinction, Species Richness, Abundance, and RangeIndex
Synopsis
Scaling relationships have been a persistent theme in biology at least since the time of Leonardo da Vinci and Galileo. While there have been many excellent empirical and theoretical investigations, there has been little attempt to synthesize this diverse but interrelated area of biology. In an effort to fill this void, Scaling in Biology, the first general treatment of scaling in biology in over 15 years, covers a broad spectrum of the most relevant topics in a series of chapters written by experts in the field. Some of those topics discussed include allometry and fractal structure, branching of vascular systems of mammals and plants, biomechanical and life history of plants, invertebrates and vertebrates, and species-area patterns of biological diversity., Scaling relationships have been a persistent theme in biology at least since the time of Leonardo da Vinci and Galileo. Because scaling relationships are among the most general empirical patterns in biology, they have stimulated research to develop mechanistic hypotheses and mathematical models. While there have been many excellent empirical and theoretical investigations, there has been little attempt to synthesize this diverse but interrelated area of biology. In an effort to fill this void, Scaling in Biology, the first general treatment of scaling in biology in over 15 years, covers a broad spectrum of the most relevant topics in a series of chapters written by experts in the field. Some of those topics discussed include allometry and fractal structure, branching of vascular systems of mammals and plants, biomechanical and life history of plants, invertebrates and vertebrates, and species-area patterns of biological diversity. Many more examples are included within this text to complete the broader picture. Scaling in Biology conveys the diversity, promise, and excitement of current research in this area, in a format accessible to a wide audience of not only specialists in the various sub-disciplines, but also students and anyone with a serious interest in biology., Scaling relationships are a persistent theme in biology. Examples include branching patterns of blood vessels, structural and functional correlates of body size, distribution of body size and abundance among species, and variations in populations within an area or over time. This book, based on a conference at the Santa Fe Institute, brings together many of the most prominent workers in the area to assess our current understanding of scaling relationships at the physiological, biomechanical, and ecological levels.
LC Classification Number
QL799.S25 2000
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