Zoology: Understanding the Animal World. Episode 18, Size, Structure, and Metabolism.

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FilmPublisher number: 12284642 | KanopyPublisher: The Great Courses, 2017Publisher: [San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2021Description: 1 online resource (streaming video file) (32 minutes): digital, .flv file, soundContent type:

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Donald E. Moore IIISummary: Explore how an animal’s size helps it thrive. Look at allometric scaling (which helps explain diverse characteristics, like why smaller animals like mice have faster breathing and heart rates than the enormous elephant), why invertebrates are much smaller on average than vertebrates, and how bioenergetics - how animals obtain and use fuel - helps us understand animal survival.

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Donald E. Moore III

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Explore how an animal’s size helps it thrive. Look at allometric scaling (which helps explain diverse characteristics, like why smaller animals like mice have faster breathing and heart rates than the enormous elephant), why invertebrates are much smaller on average than vertebrates, and how bioenergetics - how animals obtain and use fuel - helps us understand animal survival.

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