Scaling in Biology / Edition 1

Scaling in Biology / Edition 1

ISBN-10:
0195131428
ISBN-13:
9780195131420
Pub. Date:
04/06/2000
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
ISBN-10:
0195131428
ISBN-13:
9780195131420
Pub. Date:
04/06/2000
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
Scaling in Biology / Edition 1

Scaling in Biology / Edition 1

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Overview

Scaling relationships have been a persistent theme in biology at least since the time of Leonardo da Vinci and Galileo. Because scaling relationships are among the most general empirical patterns in biology, they have stimulated research to develop mechanistic hypotheses and mathematical models. While there have been many excellent empirical and theoretical investigations, there has been little attempt to synthesize this diverse but interrelated area of biology. In an effort to fill this void, Scaling in Biology, the first general treatment of scaling in biology in over 15 years, covers a broad spectrum of the most relevant topics in a series of chapters written by experts in the field. Some of those topics discussed include allometry and fractal structure, branching of vascular systems of mammals and plants, biomechanical and life history of plants, invertebrates and vertebrates, and species-area patterns of biological diversity. Many more examples are included within this text to complete the broader picture. Scaling in Biology conveys the diversity, promise, and excitement of current research in this area, in a format accessible to a wide audience of not only specialists in the various sub-disciplines, but also students and anyone with a serious interest in biology.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780195131420
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication date: 04/06/2000
Series: Santa Fe Institute Studies on the Sciences of Complexity
Edition description: New Edition
Pages: 368
Product dimensions: 9.20(w) x 6.34(h) x 0.65(d)

About the Author

Brown, James H. (Univ of New Mexico); West, Geoffrey B. (Los Alamos National Laboratory)

Table of Contents

PrefaceScaling in Biology: Patterns and Processes, Causes and Consequences, James H. Brown, Geoffrey B. West, and Brian J. EnquistAllometry and Natural Selection, John Tyler Bonner and Henry S. HornHovering and Jumping: Contrasting Problems in Scaling, R. McNeill AlexanderScaling of Terrestrial Support: Differing Solutionsto Mechanical Constraints of Size, Andrew A. BiewenerConsequences of Size Change during Ontogeny and Evolution, Mimi A. R. KoehlThe Origin of Universal Scaling Laws in Biology, Geoffrey B. West, James H. Brown, and Brian J. EnquistScaling and Invariants in Cardiovascular Biology, John K.-J. LiVascular System of the Human Heart: Some Branching and Scaling Issues, Mair ZamirConstrained Constructive Optimization of Arterial Tree Models, Wolfgang Schreiner et al.Quarter-Power Allometric Scaling in Vascular Plants: Functional Basis and Ecological Consequences, Brian J. Enquist, Geoffrey B. West, and James H. BrownTwigs, Trees, and the Dynamics of Carbon in the Landscape, Henry S. HornCell Size, Shape, and Fitness in Evolving Populations of Bacteria, Richard E. Lenski and Judith A. MongoldDoes Body Size Optimization Alter the Allometries for Production and Life History Traits?, Jan Kozd/lowskiWhy and How Phylogenetic Relationships Should Be Incorporated into Studies of Scaling, Paul H. HarveyIndividual Energy Use and the Allometry of Population Density, Hélène CyrDiversity and Convergence: Scaling for Conservation, William A. CalderScaling and Self-Similarity in Species Distributions: Implications for Extinction, Species Richness, Abundance, and Range, John HarteIndex
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