Miniature Vertebrates
The Implications of Small Body Size. The Proceedings of a Symposium held at the Zoological Society of London on 11th and 12th November 1994
Published on 11. July 1996
Book
Hardback
348 pages
978-0-19-857787-4 (ISBN)
Description
This book deals with a wide range of topics relating to the fascinating biology of tiny vertebrates, concentrating on the smallest representatives of the major vertebrate groups, from neon tetras to minute shrews. The first section deals with aspects of vertebrate structure and function in relation to diminishing body size. The second part of the book takes up an ecological perspective, with chapters on small fish, amphibians, hummingbirds, small terrestrial
mammals, and on dwarfing in elephants and deer. The book concludes with a chapter on the psychology of human interest in small vertebrates.
mammals, and on dwarfing in elephants and deer. The book concludes with a chapter on the psychology of human interest in small vertebrates.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
line figures, tables
Dimensions
Height: 242 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight
641 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-857787-4 (9780198577874)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Content
1. Biophysical problems of small size in vertebrates ; 2. Interface areas in small fish ; 3. Miniaturization in tetrapods: consequences for skull morphology ; 4. Energetics and the evolution of body size in small terrestrial mammals ; 5. Biomechanical constraints on size in flying vertebrates ; 6. Does echolocation constrain the evolution of body size in bats? ; 7. The genetics and physiology of size reduction in mice ; 8. Speciation in small mammals ; 9. Miniature mammals: life history strategies and macroevolution ; 10. The functional ecology of small fish: some opportunities and consequences ; 11. Small size in amphibians - its ecological and evolutionary implications ; 12. Body size and the ecology of hummingbirds ; 13. Ecology of very small terrestrial mammals ; 14. Dwarfing in island elephants and deer: processes in relation to time of isolation ; 15. The psychology of human - small vertebrate interactions