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Chapter 7 Opener The burden of food
Figure 7.1 The second law of thermodynamics in action
Figure 7.1 The second law of thermodynamics in action
Figure 7.2 The uses of energy by an animal
Figure 7.2 The uses of energy by an animal
Figure 7.3 In this type of external work, some of the energy driving locomotion is converted to potential energy of position
Box 7.2 Units of Measure for Energy and Metabolic Rates
Figure 7.4 Lavoisier’s direct calorimeter
Figure 7.4 Lavoisier’s direct calorimeter
Box Extension 7.4A
Box Extension 7.4B
Figure 7.5 Specific dynamic action (SDA)
Figure 7.5 Specific dynamic action (SDA)
Figure 7.6 The effect of body size on weekly food requirements
Figure 7.6 The effect of body size on weekly food requirements
Figure 7.7 BMR as a function of body weight in various species of placental mammals
Figure 7.7 BMR as a function of body weight in various species of placental mammals
Figure 7.8 Weight-specific BMR as a function of body weight in various species of placental mammals
Figure 7.8 Weight-specific BMR as a function of body weight in various species of placental mammals
Figure 7.9 Weight-specific metabolic rate as a function of body weight in four groups of vertebrates
Figure 7.9 Weight-specific metabolic rate as a function of body weight in four groups of vertebrates
Figure 7.10 Metabolic rate and body weight are related linearly on log–log coordinates
Figure 7.10 Metabolic rate and body weight are related linearly on log–log coordinates
Figure 7.10 Metabolic rate and body weight are related linearly on log–log coordinates (Part 1)
Figure 7.10 Metabolic rate and body weight are related linearly on log–log coordinates (Part 2)
Figure 7.11 Hearts of a horse, cat, and mouse: Heart size in mammals is roughly proportional to body size
Box 7.5 Scaling of Heart Function
Figure 7.12 Herbivores of different body sizes coexisting on an African grassland
Figure 7.13 As the circulatory system is scaled up and down in size and extent, constraints predicated on fractal geometry may help give rise to allometric metabolic scaling
Figure 7.13 As the circulatory system is scaled up and down in size and extent, constraints predicated on fractal geometry may help give rise to allometric metabolic scaling
Figure 7.14 Net growth efficiency during each year of life in Pacific sardines (Sardinops sagax)
Figure 7.14 Net growth efficiency during each year of life in Pacific sardines (Sardinops sagax)
Table 7.1
Table 7.2
Table 7.3 (Part 1)
Table 7.3 (Part 2)
Table 7.4
Table 7.5