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Scaling in biology, editors, James H. Brown, Geoffrey B. West
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- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xiii, 352 p.
- Note
- Papers from a symposium held at Santa Fe Institute, Oct. 27-29, 1997
- Contents
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- Scaling in biology : patterns and processes, causes and consequences / James H. Brown, Geoffrey B. West, and Brian J. Enquist
- Allometry and natural selection / John Tyler Bonner and Henry S. Horn
- Hovering and jumping : contrasting problems in scaling / R. McNeill Alexander
- Scaling of terrestrial support : differing solutions to mechanical constraints of size / Andrew A. Biewener
- Consequences of size change during ontogeny and evolution / Mimi A.R. Koehl
- The origin of universal scaling laws in biology / Geoffrey B. West, James H. Brown, and Brian J. Enquist
- Scaling and invariants in cardiovascular biology / John K-J. Li
- Vascular system of the human heart : some branching and scaling issues / Mair Zamir
- Constrained constructive optimization of arterial tree models / Wolfgang Schreiner [and others]
- Quarter-power allometric scaling in vascular plants : functional basis and ecological consequences / Brian J. Enquist, Geoffrey B. West, and James H. Brown
- Twigs, trees, and the dynamics of carbon in the landscape / Henry S. Horn
- Cell size, shape, and fitness in evolving populations of bacteria / Richard E. Lenski and Judith A. Mongold
- Does body size optimization alter the allometries for production and life history traits? / Jan Kozłowski
- Why and how phylogenetic relationships should be incorporated into studies of scaling / Paul H. Harvey
- Individual energy use and the allometry of population density / Hélène Cyr
- Diversity and convergence : scaling for conservation / William A. Calder
- Scaling and self-similarity in species distributions : implications for extinction, species richness, abundance, and range / John Harte
- Isbn
- 9780195131420
- Label
- Scaling in biology
- Title
- Scaling in biology
- Statement of responsibility
- editors, James H. Brown, Geoffrey B. West
- Language
- eng
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
- 1942 September 25-
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
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- Brown, James H.
- West, Geoffrey B.
- Santa Fe Institute (Santa Fe, N.M.)
- Series statement
- Santa Fe Institute studies in the sciences of complexity
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Body size
- Morphology (Animals)
- Biomathematics
- Label
- Scaling in biology, editors, James H. Brown, Geoffrey B. West
- Note
- Papers from a symposium held at Santa Fe Institute, Oct. 27-29, 1997
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
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- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Scaling in biology : patterns and processes, causes and consequences / James H. Brown, Geoffrey B. West, and Brian J. Enquist -- Allometry and natural selection / John Tyler Bonner and Henry S. Horn -- Hovering and jumping : contrasting problems in scaling / R. McNeill Alexander -- Scaling of terrestrial support : differing solutions to mechanical constraints of size / Andrew A. Biewener -- Consequences of size change during ontogeny and evolution / Mimi A.R. Koehl -- The origin of universal scaling laws in biology / Geoffrey B. West, James H. Brown, and Brian J. Enquist -- Scaling and invariants in cardiovascular biology / John K-J. Li -- Vascular system of the human heart : some branching and scaling issues / Mair Zamir -- Constrained constructive optimization of arterial tree models / Wolfgang Schreiner [and others] -- Quarter-power allometric scaling in vascular plants : functional basis and ecological consequences / Brian J. Enquist, Geoffrey B. West, and James H. Brown -- Twigs, trees, and the dynamics of carbon in the landscape / Henry S. Horn -- Cell size, shape, and fitness in evolving populations of bacteria / Richard E. Lenski and Judith A. Mongold -- Does body size optimization alter the allometries for production and life history traits? / Jan Kozłowski -- Why and how phylogenetic relationships should be incorporated into studies of scaling / Paul H. Harvey -- Individual energy use and the allometry of population density / Hélène Cyr -- Diversity and convergence : scaling for conservation / William A. Calder -- Scaling and self-similarity in species distributions : implications for extinction, species richness, abundance, and range / John Harte
- Control code
- 42289900
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- xiii, 352 p.
- Isbn
- 9780195131420
- Lccn
- 99042515
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- ill.
- Label
- Scaling in biology, editors, James H. Brown, Geoffrey B. West
- Note
- Papers from a symposium held at Santa Fe Institute, Oct. 27-29, 1997
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Scaling in biology : patterns and processes, causes and consequences / James H. Brown, Geoffrey B. West, and Brian J. Enquist -- Allometry and natural selection / John Tyler Bonner and Henry S. Horn -- Hovering and jumping : contrasting problems in scaling / R. McNeill Alexander -- Scaling of terrestrial support : differing solutions to mechanical constraints of size / Andrew A. Biewener -- Consequences of size change during ontogeny and evolution / Mimi A.R. Koehl -- The origin of universal scaling laws in biology / Geoffrey B. West, James H. Brown, and Brian J. Enquist -- Scaling and invariants in cardiovascular biology / John K-J. Li -- Vascular system of the human heart : some branching and scaling issues / Mair Zamir -- Constrained constructive optimization of arterial tree models / Wolfgang Schreiner [and others] -- Quarter-power allometric scaling in vascular plants : functional basis and ecological consequences / Brian J. Enquist, Geoffrey B. West, and James H. Brown -- Twigs, trees, and the dynamics of carbon in the landscape / Henry S. Horn -- Cell size, shape, and fitness in evolving populations of bacteria / Richard E. Lenski and Judith A. Mongold -- Does body size optimization alter the allometries for production and life history traits? / Jan Kozłowski -- Why and how phylogenetic relationships should be incorporated into studies of scaling / Paul H. Harvey -- Individual energy use and the allometry of population density / Hélène Cyr -- Diversity and convergence : scaling for conservation / William A. Calder -- Scaling and self-similarity in species distributions : implications for extinction, species richness, abundance, and range / John Harte
- Control code
- 42289900
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- xiii, 352 p.
- Isbn
- 9780195131420
- Lccn
- 99042515
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- ill.
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