Extreme measures : the ecological energetics of birds and mammals
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Extreme measures : the ecological energetics of birds and mammals
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The work Extreme measures : the ecological energetics of birds and mammals represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in University of Missouri-St. Louis Libraries. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.
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- Extreme measures : the ecological energetics of birds and mammals
- Title remainder
- the ecological energetics of birds and mammals
- Statement of responsibility
- Brian K. McNab
- Subject
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- Basal metabolism
- Bioenergetics
- Bioenergetics
- Body temperature -- Regulation
- Body temperature -- Regulation
- Electronic books
- NATURE -- Animals | Mammals
- Natural history
- Basal metabolism
- SCIENCE -- Life Sciences | Zoology | Mammals
- Science
- Science
- Warm-blooded animals -- Ecology
- Warm-blooded animals -- Evolution
- Zoology
- Zoology
- Natural history
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Along with reproduction, balancing energy expenditure with the limits of resource acquisition is essential for both a species and a population to survive. But energy is a limited resource, as we know well, so birds and mammals--the most energy-intensive fauna on the planet--must reduce energy expenditures to maintain this balance, some taking small steps, and others extreme measures. Here Brian K. McNab draws on his over sixty years in the field to provide a comprehensive account of the energetics of birds and mammals, one fully integrated with their natural history. McNab begins with an overvie
- Cataloging source
- EBLCP
- Dewey number
- 599
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- QP135
- LC item number
- .M38 2012eb
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
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