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Glimpses of creatures in their physical worlds (Record no. 7622)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number	9780691138077 (pbk.)
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number	571.4
Item number	VOG
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name	Vogel, Steven.
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT
Title	Glimpses of creatures in their physical worlds
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication, distribution, etc.	New Jersey
Name of publisher, distributor, etc.	Princeton University Press
Date of publication, distribution, etc.	2009
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent	302p.,
500 ## - GENERAL NOTE
General note	https://press.princeton.edu/books/paperback/9780691138077/glimpses-of-creatures-in-their-physical-worlds
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc.	"Glimpses of Creatures in Their Physical Worlds offers an eye-opening look into how the characteristics of the physical world drive the designs of animals and plants. These characteristics impose limits but also create remarkable and subtle opportunities for the functional biology of organisms. In particular, Steven Vogel examines the size and scale, and trade-offs among different physical processes. He pays attention to how the forms and activities of animals and plants reflect the materials available to nature, and he explores the unique constraints and possibilities provided by fluid flow, structural design, and environmental forces.<br/><br/><br/>Each chapter of the book investigates a facet of the physical world, including the drag on small projectiles; the importance of diffusion and convection; the size-dependence of acceleration; the storage, conduction, and dissipation of heat; the relationship among pressure, flow, and choice in biological pumps; and how elongate structures tune their relative twistiness and bendiness. Vogel considers design-determining factors all too commonly ignored, and builds a bridge between the world described by physics books and the reality experienced by all creatures. Glimpses of Creatures in Their Physical Worlds contains a wealth of accessible information related to functional biology, and requires little more than a basic background in secondary-school science and mathematics.<br/><br/><br/>Drawing examples from creatures of land, air, and water, the book demonstrates the many uses of biological diversity and how physical forces impact biological organisms"
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element	Biophysics
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element	Science
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Koha item type	Book
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9 (RLIN)	473
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9 (RLIN)	590

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Withdrawn status	Lost status	Source of classification or shelving scheme	Damaged status	Not for loan	Collection code	bill no.	bill date	Home library	Current library	Date acquired	Source of acquisition	Cost, normal purchase price	Total Checkouts	Full call number	Barcode	Date last seen	Price effective from	Koha item type
		Dewey Decimal Classification			Biology	395/21-22	23/12/2021	Plaksha University Library	Plaksha University Library	04/01/2022	T V Enterprises	2719.03		571.4 VOG	002528	09/07/2023	04/01/2022	Book
		Dewey Decimal Classification			Biology	395/21-22	23/12/2021	Plaksha University Library	Plaksha University Library	04/01/2022	T V Enterprises	2719.03		571.4 VOG	002529	09/07/2023	04/01/2022	Book