Graham Mitchell

How Giraffes Work

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Produktbeschreibung

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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Hurst & Co.
• Seitenzahl: 608
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Juli 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 261mm x 185mm x 37mm
• Gewicht: 1290g
• ISBN-13: 9780197571194
• ISBN-10: 0197571190
• Artikelnr.: 61933111

Autorenporträt

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