Diatoms to dinosaurs: the size and scale of living things
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| adam_text | D,T OAJINOSAURS
The Size and Scale of Living Things
Chris McGowan
Illustrations by Julian Mulock
ISLAND PRESS / Shearwater Books
Washington, D C • Covelo, California
CONTENTS
Acknowledgments xi
CHAPTER ONE: The Scale of Life 3
CHAPTER TWO: Keep the Home Fires Burning 16
CHAPTER THREE: Pumping Iron 34
CHAPTER FOUR: From Cradle to Grave 53
CHAPTER FIVE: Giants—Modern and Ancient 71
CHAPTER six: Brains: From the Massive to the Minute 100
CHAPTER SEVEN: Drag in the Material World 123
CHAPTER EIGHT: High Fliers 146
CHAPTER NINE: Tiffany Wings and Kite Strings 180
CHAPTER TEN: Drifting with the Tide: Life in the Plankton 197
CHAPTER ELEVEN: Life in the Fast Lane 217
Epilogue 244
Glossary 249
Sources of Figures 255
Further Reading 259
Index 273
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| contents | In Diatoms to Dinosaurs, Chris McGowan takes the reader on a fascinating journey through the natural world, and examines life in all its various forms. He imparts the excitement of discovery and the joy of understanding as he demonstrates the central importance of size and scale to the survival of living organisms.McGowan investigates a wide range of size-related phenomena, from the gliding mechanism of diatoms to blood pressure problems of dinosaurs. Questions asked ⁰́₄ and answered ⁰́₄ include: Will we ever see giant insects the size of pterodactyls? Why are ants so much stronger relative to body size than elephants? What do a clam, a condor, a tortoise, and a sturgeon have in common? How did the skeleton of a 28-ton Apatosaurus support its weight? How can blood get from the heart to the head of a giraffe without rupturing blood vessels? The author explicates the scientific concepts ⁰́₄ both physical and biological ⁰́₄ needed to inform the relevant phenomena: area/volume relations, metabolism and other basic physiology, kinetic energy, inertial forces, the biology of senescence, boundary layers, and Reynolds numbers. Numerous illustrations scattered throughout the text make the biophysical principles easily comprehensible to readers, regardless of their scientific sophistication Scale of life -- Keep the home fires burning -- Pumping iron -- From cradle to grave -- Giants: modern and ancient -- Brains: from the massive to the minute -- Drag in the material world -- High fliers -- Tiffany wings and kite strings -- Drifting with the tide: life in the plankton -- Life in the fast lane |
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