This is a comprehensive overview of wild and free-living giraffes. Graham Mitchell combines nearly every piece of published research about this species into the pages of this book, making it an incredibly useful book for researchers, scientists, and naturalists studying a single species.
This is a comprehensive overview of wild and free-living giraffes. Graham Mitchell combines nearly every piece of published research about this species into the pages of this book, making it an incredibly useful book for researchers, scientists, and naturalists studying a single species.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Graham Mitchell is Emeritus Professor of Zoology and Physiology at the University of Wyoming and of Physiology at the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa. He has been studying the physiology of free-living species and teaching physiology and biochemistry to medical, veterinary, and science students for over 40 years.
Inhaltsangabe
Preface Chapter 1: What's in a Name? Chapter 2: Some Firsts Chapter 3: The Scientific Age Chapter 4: The Antecedents Chapter 5: Notes on Allometry and Prediction of Body Mass and Age of Giraffes Chapter 6: Antitypes, Ancestors, and the Origin of Modern Giraffes Chapter 7: The World of Browsers Chapter 8: The Machinery of Digestion Chapter 9: The Blood Pressure of Giraffes Chapter 10: Edema, Fainting, and Strokes Chapter 11: Water Balance in Giraffes Chapter 12: Respiration Chapter 13: Exercise in Giraffes Chapter 14: Keeping Cool Chapter 15: The Skeleton of Giraffes Chapter 16: Muscles, Nerves, and Skin Chapter 17: Reproduction and the Fetus Chapter 18: A Shape to Die For? Alphabetical References Giraffe-Specific References in Chronological Order Index
Preface Chapter 1: What's in a Name? Chapter 2: Some Firsts Chapter 3: The Scientific Age Chapter 4: The Antecedents Chapter 5: Notes on Allometry and Prediction of Body Mass and Age of Giraffes Chapter 6: Antitypes, Ancestors, and the Origin of Modern Giraffes Chapter 7: The World of Browsers Chapter 8: The Machinery of Digestion Chapter 9: The Blood Pressure of Giraffes Chapter 10: Edema, Fainting, and Strokes Chapter 11: Water Balance in Giraffes Chapter 12: Respiration Chapter 13: Exercise in Giraffes Chapter 14: Keeping Cool Chapter 15: The Skeleton of Giraffes Chapter 16: Muscles, Nerves, and Skin Chapter 17: Reproduction and the Fetus Chapter 18: A Shape to Die For? Alphabetical References Giraffe-Specific References in Chronological Order Index
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