Why Size Matters From Bacteria to Blue Whales

Name: Why Size Matters From Bacteria to Blue Whales
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ISBN: 9780691152332

ISBN-10: 0691152330

ISBN-13: 9780691152332

Edition: 2006

Authors: John Tyler Bonner

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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, a pioneering book of big ideas in a compact size, gives size its due by presenting a…

Book details

List price: $14.99
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication date: 12/20/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 176
Size: 4.96" wide x 7.95" long x 0.59" tall
Weight: 0.660

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].