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Nature's giants : the biology and evolution of the world's largest lifeforms /

The colossal plants and animals of our world, dinosaurs, whales and even trees, are a source of unending fascination, and their sheer scale can be truly impressive. Size is integral to the way that organisms experience the world. A puddle that a human being would step over without thinking is an ent...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ruxton, Graeme D. (Author)
Other Authors: Owen-Smith, R. Norman (writer of foreword.)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New Haven, Connecticut : Yale University Press, [2019]
Subjects:
Animals.
Animals > Pictorial works.
Body size.
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword by Norman Owen-Smith
  • Introduction
  • 1 Life on a large scale
  • 2 Dinosaurs
  • 3 Massive mammals
  • 4 Giants of the deep
  • 5 Giants of the skies
  • 6 Giant insects
  • 7 Immense invertebrates
  • 8 Record reptiles and amphibians
  • 9 Green giants
  • Final thoughts
  • Further reading
  • Index
  • Acknowledgments.