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Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. N° de ref. del artículo G067400762XI2N00
Whether you're a polar bear giving birth to cubs in an Arctic winter, a camel going days without water in the desert heat, or merely a suburbanite without air conditioning in a heat wave, your comfort and even survival depend on how well you adapt to extreme temperatures. In this entertaining and illuminating book, the biopsychologist Mark Blumberg, explores the many ways that temperature rules the lives of all animals (including us). He moves from the physical principles that govern the flow of heat in and out of our bodies to the many complex evolutionary devices animals use to exploit those principles for their own benefit. In the process Blumberg tells wonderful stories of evolutionary and scientific ingenuity - how penguins withstand Antarctic winters by hudding together embryos of many species are to extremes of temperature during their development, why people survive hour-long drowning accidents in winter but not in summer, how certain plants genrate heat (the skunk cabbage enough to melt snow around it). We also hear of systems gone awry - how desert species given too much water can drink themselves into bloated immobility, why anorexies often complain of feeling cold, and why you can't sleep if the room is too hot or too cold. After reading this book, you'll never look at a thermostat in quite the same way again.
Críticas: "There's a little twinkle in Mark Blumberg's eye as he explains the role of temperature in life on Earth, that essential gleam that makes books about science successful and appealing." - Susan Salter Reynolds, Los Angeles Times Book Review; "The need to maintain body temperature within a narrow range is the biggest single influence on physiology and behavior, as Mark Blumberg explains in this little gem of a book... Blumberg describes the exquisite mechanisms developed by different species to generate, conserve or lose body heat." - John Bonner, New Scientist"
Título: Body Heat: Temperature and Life on Earth
Editorial: Harvard University Press
Año de publicación: 2002
Encuadernación: Hardcover
Condición: As New
Condición de la sobrecubierta: No Jacket
Librería: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Reino Unido
Hardback. Condición: Fair. A readable copy of the book which may include some defects such as highlighting and notes. Cover and pages may be creased and show discolouration. Nº de ref. del artículo: GOR013344055
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Librería: The Maryland Book Bank, Baltimore, MD, Estados Unidos de America
hardcover. Condición: Very Good. First Edition. Used - Very Good. Nº de ref. del artículo: 4-CC-3-0171
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Librería: Librairie Thé à la page, Montélimar, Francia
Couverture rigide. Condición: Tres bon. Harvard University Press collection , 2002. 1 volume relié(s) format In-12 très bon. Nº de ref. del artículo: 249558
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Librería: Better World Books Ltd, Dunfermline, Reino Unido
Condición: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Nº de ref. del artículo: 19183748-75
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Librería: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, Estados Unidos de America
Condición: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Nº de ref. del artículo: 19183748-75
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Librería: Andrew Isles Natural History Books, Prahran, VIC, Australia
Small octavo,240 pp., fine copy in dustwrapper. In this entertaining and illuminating book, the biopsychologist Mark Blumberg explores the many ways that temperature rules the lives of all animals (including humans). Nº de ref. del artículo: 16332
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Librería: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Nº de ref. del artículo: G067400762XI3N00
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Librería: WeSavings LLC, MONTGOMERY, TX, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. X-Library book. Typical library markings. Includes dust jacket. Ships promptly from Texas. 100% Money-Back Guarantee!!! Nº de ref. del artículo: WU-OPEN-8IKQ
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Librería: gearbooks, The Bronx, NY, Estados Unidos de America
Soft Cover. Condición: Very Good. Michio Hoshino/ Minden Pictures (Cover Photo); Jill Breitbarth (Cover/ Book Design) Ilustrador. 240 pp. Clean, fresh copy with very minor shelf wear on front and back cover. Crisp pages with nearly clean text, save a few margin notes on pp. 5 - 20. Nº de ref. del artículo: 4iEi0019
Cantidad disponible: 1 disponibles
Librería: Southampton Books, Sag Harbor, NY, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: Like New. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Like New. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped ($22.00 price intact). Published by Harvard, 2002. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is like new. Dust jacket is like new with price sticker on the back. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York. Nº de ref. del artículo: 191868
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