Body Heat: Temperature and Life on Earth
Author:   Mark S. Blumberg
Publisher:   Harvard University Press
ISBN:  

9780674007628


Pages:   208
Publication Date:   26 April 2002
Format:   Hardback
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained


Our Price $58.08 Quantity:  
Add to Cart

Share |

Body Heat: Temperature and Life on Earth


Overview

Full Product Details

Author:   Mark S. Blumberg
Publisher:   Harvard University Press
Imprint:   Harvard University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 14.60cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 18.20cm
Weight:   0.374kg
ISBN:  

9780674007628


ISBN 10:   067400762
Pages:   208
Publication Date:   26 April 2002
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained

Table of Contents

Reviews

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


Author Information

Tab Content 6

Author Website:  

Countries Available

All regions
Latest Reading Guide

NOV RG 20252

 

Shopping Cart
Your cart is empty
 Shopping cart
Mailing List

 

Sign up now