Human body size and the laws of scaling (Record no. 7835)
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| Canceled/invalid ISBN | 9781600214080 |
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| Canceled/invalid ISBN | 9781624170744 (e-book) |
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| System control number | (CaPaEBR)ebr10683324 |
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| System control number | (OCoLC)923666512 |
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| Original cataloging agency | MiAaPQ |
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| Classification number | QM24 |
| Item number | .S26 2007 |
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| Classification number | 611 |
| Edition number | 22 |
| 245 00 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Human body size and the laws of scaling |
| Medium | [electronic resource] : |
| Remainder of title | physiological, performance, growth, longevity and ecological ramifications / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | Thomas Samaras, editor. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | Hauppauge, N.Y. : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Nova Science Publishers, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | c2007. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | x, 381 p. : |
| Other physical details | ill. |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
| Bibliography, etc. note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Why the study of human size is important / Thomas Samaras -- Human scaling and the body mass index / Thomas Samaras -- Advantages of taller human height / Thomas Samaras -- Advantages of shorter human height / Thomas Samaras -- Body height and its relation to chronic disease and longevity / Thomas Samaras -- BMI and weight: their relation to diabetes, CVD, cancer and all-cause mortality / Thomas Samaras -- The obesity epidemic, birthweight, rapid growth and superior nutrition / Thomas Samaras -- Long-lived mutant, gene knockout and transgenic mice / Andrzej Bartke -- The evolutionary ecology of body size with special reference to allometry and survivorship / C. David Rollo -- Overview of research on giant transgenic mice with emphasis on the brain and aging / C. David Rollo -- Speculations on the evolutionary ecology of Homo sapiens with special reference to body size, allometry and survivorship / C. David Rollo -- Birthweight, height, brain size and intellectual ability / Thomas Samaras -- Impact of body size on resources, pollution, the environment and economics / Thomas Samaras -- Final remarks on human size, scaling and ecological implications / Thomas Samaras. |
| 533 ## - REPRODUCTION NOTE | |
| Type of reproduction | Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Body size. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Human ecology. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Human evolution. |
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| Genre/form data or focus term | Electronic books. |
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| Personal name | Samaras, Thomas T. |
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| Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element | ProQuest (Firm) |
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| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/nird-ebooks/detail.action?docID=3021585">https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/nird-ebooks/detail.action?docID=3021585</a> |
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