by Thomas A. McMahon, John Tyler Bonner · PRENSA CIENTIFICA SA · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788475930176
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«Tamaño y vida» is the popular science essay by Thomas A. McMahon and John Tyler Bonner, published by Prensa Científica SA in paperback.
The book analyses how size conditions the form, functioning and evolution of organisms, from cellular structures to complete ecosystems. Using dimensional analysis, it explains why living beings have the dimensions they have and how the laws of physics favour or limit certain biological solutions.
Work originally published in 1986; Spanish edition of 272 pages. ISBN 9788475930176.
Reference work for those interested in biology and popular science who want to understand the physical principles behind the form and size of living beings.
