Relative newcomers within the story of evolution, mammals are hugely successful and have colonized land, water, and air. Tom Kemp discusses the great diversity of mammalian species, and looks at how their very disparate characteristics, physiologies, and behaviours are all largely driven by one uniting factor: endothermy, or warm-bloodedness.
Relative newcomers within the story of evolution, mammals are hugely successful and have colonized land, water, and air. Tom Kemp discusses the great diversity of mammalian species, and looks at how their very disparate characteristics, physiologies, and behaviours are all largely driven by one uniting factor: endothermy, or warm-bloodedness.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
- 1: What is a mammal?
- 2: The origin of mammals
- 3: The radiation of mammals
- 4: Carnivorous mammals
- 5: Herbivorous mammals
- 6: Diggers and burrowers
- 7: Aquatic mammals
- 8: Flying mammals
- 9: Primates
- 10: Humans and mammals: the past and the future
- References
- Further Reading
- Index
