Fr. 200.00

How Giraffes Work

English · Hardback

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This is a comprehensive overview of wild and free-living giraffes. Graham Mitchell combines nearly every piece of published research about this species into the pages of this book, making it an incredibly useful book for researchers, scientists, and naturalists studying a single species.

List of contents










  • Preface

  • Chapter 1: What's in a Name?

  • Chapter 2: Some Firsts

  • Chapter 3: The Scientific Age

  • Chapter 4: The Antecedents

  • Chapter 5: Notes on Allometry and Prediction of Body Mass and Age of Giraffes

  • Chapter 6: Antitypes, Ancestors, and the Origin of Modern Giraffes

  • Chapter 7: The World of Browsers

  • Chapter 8: The Machinery of Digestion

  • Chapter 9: The Blood Pressure of Giraffes

  • Chapter 10: Edema, Fainting, and Strokes

  • Chapter 11: Water Balance in Giraffes

  • Chapter 12: Respiration

  • Chapter 13: Exercise in Giraffes

  • Chapter 14: Keeping Cool

  • Chapter 15: The Skeleton of Giraffes

  • Chapter 16: Muscles, Nerves, and Skin

  • Chapter 17: Reproduction and the Fetus

  • Chapter 18: A Shape to Die For?

  • Alphabetical References

  • Giraffe-Specific References in Chronological Order

  • Index



About the author

Graham Mitchell is Emeritus Professor of Zoology and Physiology at the University of Wyoming and of Physiology at the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa. He has been studying the physiology of free-living species and teaching physiology and biochemistry to medical, veterinary, and science students for over 40 years.

Summary

This is a comprehensive overview of wild and free-living giraffes. Graham Mitchell combines nearly every piece of published research about this species into the pages of this book, making it an incredibly useful book for researchers, scientists, and naturalists studying a single species.

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