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Animal Life at Low Temperature
John Davenport
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Description for Animal Life at Low Temperature
Hardback. Presents a broad picture of the adaptations and responses of terrestrial and aquatic animals to low temperatures. It draws together recent research into topics such as hibernation, antifreezes in fish and the evolution of warm-bloodedness. A chapter on humans and cold is also included. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSVD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 548.
To humans, cold has a distinctly positive quality. 'Frostbite', 'a nip in the air', 'biting cold', all express the concept of cold as an entity which attacks the body, numbing and damaging it in the process. Probably the richness of descriptive English in this area stems from the early experiences of a group of essentially tropical apes, making their living on a cold and windswept island group half way between the Equator and the Arctic. During a scientific education we soon learn that there is no such thing as cold, only an absence of heat. Cold does not invade us; ... Read more
To humans, cold has a distinctly positive quality. 'Frostbite', 'a nip in the air', 'biting cold', all express the concept of cold as an entity which attacks the body, numbing and damaging it in the process. Probably the richness of descriptive English in this area stems from the early experiences of a group of essentially tropical apes, making their living on a cold and windswept island group half way between the Equator and the Arctic. During a scientific education we soon learn that there is no such thing as cold, only an absence of heat. Cold does not invade us; ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
Number of pages
246
Condition
New
Number of Pages
246
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780412403507
SKU
V9780412403507
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
Reviews for Animal Life at Low Temperature
This new book provides a highly readable account of the ways in which animals of all types cope with a cold environment - Nature; a readable, interesting and useful guide.... thoroughly referenced, well illustrated... the breadth of coverage in this section is appealing. Part Two describing Behaviour, Anatomy and Physiology was thorough and contains a ... Read more