Authors:Daphne J. Fairbairn, Wolf U. Blanckenhorn, Tamás Szé
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Keywords: size, dimorphism, oxford, biology, sexual, evolutionary, gender, roles, sex, studies
Number of Pages: 280
Published: 2009-01-15
List price: $65.00
ISBN-10: 0199545588
ISBN-13: 9780199545582
Why do males and females frequently differ so markedly in body size and morphology?Sex, Size, and Gender Roles is the first book to investigate the genetic, developmental, and physiological basis of sexual size dimorphism found within and among the major taxonomic groups of animals. Carefully edited by a team of world-renowned specialists in the field to ensure a coherence of style and approach between chapters, it presents a compendium of studies into the evolution, adaptive significance, and developmental basis of gender differences in body size and morphology. Adaptive hypotheses allude to
Author: Daniel Gilpin
Publisher: Sterling
Keywords: life, size, series, killer, creatures
Number of Pages: 28
Published: 2006-10-28
List price: $9.95
ISBN-10: 1402727011
ISBN-13: 9781402727016
These fascinating creatures live everywhere, from the deepest oceans to the highest mountains, from the hot desert to the icy tundra…and they’re the world’s deadliest killers. Thanks to the fantastic visual display that unfolds on these pages, children can get up-close and personal with the fiercest animals on Earth and find out just why they’re so lethal. And what amazing images! There are four three-page gatefolds that open wide, three even bigger four-page gatefolds, and a poster on the reverse of the jacket. The wide variety of predators includes reptiles, insects, mammals, and bir
Author: Steering Group for the Workshop on Size Limits of
Publisher: National Academies Press
Keywords: compass, series, washington, workshop, proceedings, limits, small, microorganisms, size
Number of Pages: 164
Published: 1999-09-13
List price: $38.50
ISBN-10: 0309066344
ISBN-13: 9780309066341
Author: Meg Cabot
Publisher: Pan Publishing
Keywords: size
Number of Pages: 356
Published: 2007-06
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 0330443941
ISBN-13: 9780330443944
It’s the first day of the winter semester at New York College, and assistant dorm director Heather Wells has a lot more to worry about than room-mate conflicts. One of the New York College cheerleaders has lost her head - literally - in the Fischer Hall cafeteria, and no one can find the rest of her. With the entire population of the dorm under suspicion for murder, it doesn’t look like anyone on campus, least of all Heather, who is starting night classes, is going to have a good semester. She’s got a decapitated cheerleader and a demoralized student body to deal with, as wel
Author: Debbie MacKinnon
Publisher: Frances Lincoln Childrens Books
Keywords: start, right, size
Number of Pages: 24
Published: 2006-07-01
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 1845076818
ISBN-13: 9781845076818
Author: Gladiola Montana
Publisher: Gibbs Smith
Keywords: spread, size, man
Number of Pages: 144
Published: 2003-05-14
List price: $7.95
ISBN-10: 0879055545
ISBN-13: 9780879055547
4 1/4 X 6 3/4 In, 144 Pp, 65 Black & < White Illustrations < As Long As The Cowboy Has Been The Hero < of Our Imaginations, The Cowgirl Has < Been Leading Him From Behind. This < Charming Gift Book Delivers The Western < Woman’s Take On Life With Illustrations < and Quips Such As "Men-You Can’t Live < With ’em and You Can’s Shoot ’em. " < "You Can Warm Your Socks In The Oven, < But That Don’t Make ’em Biscuits. ""You < Can’t Keep Trouble From Visitin’, But < You Don’t Have To Offer It A Chair. "
Author: Michael A. Terpak
Publisher: Fire Engineering Books
Keywords: size, fireground
Number of Pages: 406
Published: 2002-02-15
List price: $75.00
ISBN-10: 0912212993
ISBN-13: 9780912212999
Fire officers have many decisions to make when they approach a scene-decisions that could mean the difference between life and death. Pre-incident information gives fire officers the advantage of knowing what to expect when they arrive at a fire. In this definitive guide to fireground size-up, author Mike Terpak gives firefighters an in-depth and expanded review of 15 size-up points to help them make decisions that are efficient, effective, and safe.
