Fires of LifeAuthor :
Hardback
Published : Tuesday 13 August 2019
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A groundbreaking argument on how endothermyâ?"arguably the most important innovation in vertebrate evolutionâ?"developed in birds and mammalsâ?oVividly narrated and illustrated. . . . Provocative and fascinating for specialists and lay readers alike.â??â?"Southeastern NaturalistA This pioneering work investigates why endothermy, or â?owarm-bloodedness,â?? evolved in birds and mammals, despite its enormous energetic costs. Arguing that single-cause hypotheses to explain the origins of endothermy have stalled research since the 1970s, Barry Gordon Lovegrove advances a novel conceptual framework that considers multiple potential causes and integrates data from the southern as well as the northern hemisphere. Drawing on paleontological data; research on extant species in places like the Karoo, Namaqualand, Madagascar, and Borneo; and novel physiological models, Lovegrove builds a compelling new explanation for the evolution of endothermy. Vividly narrated and illustrated, this book stages a groundbreaking argument that should prove provocative and fascinating for specialists and lay readers alike.
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