Animal body size : linking pattern and process across space, time, and taxonomic group / edited by Felisa A. Smith and S. Kathleen Lyons.

Other author Smith, Felisa A.
Other author Lyons, S. Kathleen.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoChicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2013.
Description1 online resource (pages.)
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Contents On being the right size: the importance of size to life history, ecology and evolution / Felisa A. Smith and S. Kathleen Lyons -- Body size patterns across space and time. Macroecological patterns in insect body size / Kevin J. Gaston and Steven L. Chown ; Latitudinal variation of body size in land snail populations and communities / Jeffrey C. Nekola, Gary M. Barker, Robert A.D. Cameron, and Beata M. Pokryszko ; Geographic variation in body size distributions of continental avifauna / Brian A. Maurer ; Body mass evolution in bats / Kamran Safi, Shai Meiri, and Kate E. Jones ; Macroecological patterns of body size in mammals across time and space / S. Kathleen Lyons and Felisa A. Smith -- Mechanisms and consequences underlying body size distributional patterns. Using size distributions to understand the role of body size in mammalian community assembly / S.K. Morgan Ernest ; Processes responsible for patterns in body mass distribution / Brian A. Maurer and Pablo A. Marquet -- The influence of flight on patterns of body size diversity and heritability / Felisa A. Smith, S. Kathleen Lyons, Kate E. Jones, Brian A. Maurer, and James H. Brown ; On body size and life history of mammals / James H. Brown, Astrid Kodric-Brown, and Richard M. Sibly -- Conclusion. The way forward / Felisa A. Smith and S. Kathleen Lyons.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Source of descriptionDescription based on print version record.
Issued in other formPrint version: Animal body size. Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2013 9780226012148
Genre/formElectronic books.
Genre/formElectronic books.
ISBN9780226012285 (electronic bk.)
ISBN022601228X (electronic bk.)
ISBN1299713238 (ebk)
ISBN9781299713239 (ebk)
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