Screen LibraryMammals : a very short introduction /
Relative newcomers within the story of evolution, mammals are hugely successful and have colonized land, water, and air. Tom Kemp discusses the great diversity of mammalian species, and looks at how their very disparate characteristics, physiologies, and behaviours are all largely driven by one unit...
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Oxford University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Oxford : |
| Publication Dates: | 2017. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | First edition. |
| Series: |
Very short Introductions ;
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| Summary: |
Relative newcomers within the story of evolution, mammals are hugely successful and have colonized land, water, and air. Tom Kemp discusses the great diversity of mammalian species, and looks at how their very disparate characteristics, physiologies, and behaviours are all largely driven by one uniting factor: endothermy, or warm-bloodedness. |
| Item Description: | Includes index. |
| Carrier Form: | xvii, 148 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9780198766940 (paperback) : 0198766947 (paperback) |
| Index Number: | QL703 |
| CLC: | Q959.801 |
| Call Number: | Q959.801/K325 |
| Contents: |
What is a mammal? -- The biology of mammals -- The origin of mammals -- The radiation of mammals -- Carnivorous mammals -- Herbivorous mammals -- Diggers and burrowers -- Aquatic mammals -- Flying mammals -- Primates -- Humans and mammals: the past and the future. |