Book ID: 90192
Flindt, Rainer
Amazing Numbers in Biology. 2006. 12 illustr. XV, 295 p. gr8vo. Paper bd.
Contents (main headings only): Part I: Zoology: General: Size, Weight,Age/ Movement, Locomotion/ Alimentation, Digestion/ Metabolism/Excretion/ Heart, Circulation/ Blood/ Respiration/ Reproduction,Development/ Nervous System/ Senses. Part II: Botany: General Data:Dimensions, Age, etc./ Cellular Values/ Germination and Growth/Reproduction: Blossoms, Fruits, Seeds/ Constituents/ Physiological Values. Part III: Microbiology: Size and Structure of Viruses/ etc.-Need to know the number of times a second a humming bird beats itswings? How long takes a plant to twine a tendril? These and otherinteresteing data are made available by this book.