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18%OFFJohn Tyler Bonner - Why Size Matters: From Bacteria to Blue Whales - 9780691152332 - V9780691152332
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Why Size Matters: From Bacteria to Blue Whales

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Description for Why Size Matters: From Bacteria to Blue Whales Paperback. Offers a fresh perspective on the role of size in biology. This title explores the universal impact of being the right size. By examining stories ranging from "Alice in Wonderland" to "Gulliver's Travels", it shows that humans have always been fascinated by things big and small. Num Pages: 176 pages, 35 line illus. 1 table. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSA; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 204 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 218.
John Tyler Bonner, one of our most distinguished and creative biologists, here offers a completely new perspective on the role of size in biology. In his hallmark friendly style, he explores the universal impact of being the right size. By examining stories ranging from Alice in Wonderland to Gulliver's Travels, he shows that humans have always been fascinated by things big and small. Why then does size always reside on the fringes of science and never on the center stage? Why do biologists and others ponder size only when studying something else--running speed, life span, or metabolism? Why Size Matters, ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691152332
SKU
V9780691152332
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About John Tyler Bonner
John Tyler Bonner is professor emeritus of ecology and evolutionary biology at Princeton University. His many books include The Evolution of Culture in Animals and The Social Amoebae (both Princeton].

Reviews for Why Size Matters: From Bacteria to Blue Whales
One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2007 Bonner argues that size is a driving force for all of biology... [H]e demonstrates convincingly, size dictates everything from an animal's shape and appearance to its locomotion, speed, voice and social organization.
Wray Herbert, Washington Post Book World From giant dinosaurs to cellular clockworks, people are astonished by the large ... Read more

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