Fires of Life: Endothermy in Birds and Mammals
Barry Gordon Lovegrove
A groundbreaking argument on how endothermy - arguably the most important
innovation in vertebrate evolution - developed in birds and mammals This
pioneering work investigates why endothermy, or "warm-bloodedness,"
evolved in birds and mammals, despite its enormous energetic costs.
Arguing that single-cause hypotheses to explain the origins of
endothermy have stalled research since the 1970s, Barry Gordon Lovegrove
advances a novel conceptual framework that considers multiple potential
causes and integrates data from the southern as well as the northern
hemisphere. Drawing on paleontological data; research on extant species
in places like the Karoo, Namaqualand, Madagascar, and Borneo; and novel
physiological models, Lovegrove builds a compelling new explanation for
the evolution of endothermy. Vividly narrated and illustrated, this
book stages a groundbreaking argument that should prove provocative and
fascinating for specialists and lay readers alike.
innovation in vertebrate evolution - developed in birds and mammals This
pioneering work investigates why endothermy, or "warm-bloodedness,"
evolved in birds and mammals, despite its enormous energetic costs.
Arguing that single-cause hypotheses to explain the origins of
endothermy have stalled research since the 1970s, Barry Gordon Lovegrove
advances a novel conceptual framework that considers multiple potential
causes and integrates data from the southern as well as the northern
hemisphere. Drawing on paleontological data; research on extant species
in places like the Karoo, Namaqualand, Madagascar, and Borneo; and novel
physiological models, Lovegrove builds a compelling new explanation for
the evolution of endothermy. Vividly narrated and illustrated, this
book stages a groundbreaking argument that should prove provocative and
fascinating for specialists and lay readers alike.
سال:
2019
ناشر کتب:
Yale University Press
زبان:
english
صفحات:
356
ISBN 10:
0300227167
ISBN 13:
9780300227161
فائل:
PDF, 3.63 MB
IPFS:
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english, 2019