Living at micro scale : the unexpected physics of being small / David B. Dusenbery.
Author
Edition
- First Harvard University Press paperback ed.
Published
- Cambridge, Mass. ; London : Harvard University Press 2011, c2009
Physical description
xxx, 416 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
ISBN
- 9780674060210
Notes
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 393-406) and index.
- Description based on print version record.
Contents
- Background -- Microscopy -- Fluids -- Molecules -- Brownian motion -- Ellipsoids -- Information -- Energy -- Physical consequences -- Chemical transport -- Signal detection -- Consequences for locomotion -- Dispersal -- Sedimentation -- Swimming -- Consequences for orientation to stimulus gradients -- Gradient guiding -- Size limit for locomotion -- Optimal shapes -- Consequences for interactions between organisms -- Encounter rates -- Predation -- Pheromone attraction -- Gametes.
Subject
Related item
- Other format: ; ISBN: 0-674-03116-4
Genre
- Bibliography
- Electronic books.
- Illustrated
- text
Language
- English
Internet Resources
- Table of contents http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0818/2008020715.html
- Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0818/2008020715.html
Holding libraries
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| Location of copy | Shelfmark | Online location | Holdings Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Birmingham Libraries: Main Library, Collection | QR41.2 .D88 | ||
| University of Bristol Libraries | Table of contents Online location | ||
| University of Bristol Libraries: Physics Library | 87.15 DUS | 7 day loan: vacation loan | |
| British Library: General Reference Collection, St Pancras Reading Rooms | YK.2009.a.18524 | ||
| British Library: Lending Collection | m09/.14912 | ||
| University of Cambridge Libraries: Moore Library: Main Library (CSL) | QR41.2 .D87 2009 | ||
| University of Essex: Request from store -- Store 2 | QR 41.D8 | ||
| Lancaster University: Main Collection | MAIN EYA (D) A Floor | ||
| National Library of Scotland: General Reading Room, Edinburgh (stored offsite) | HB2.209.3.903 | ||
| National Library of Wales / Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru: Contact the National Library of Wales / Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru | PRINT 2008 MB 32391 | ||
| University of Oxford Libraries: Radcliffe Science Library | 09.E00736 (Box B000001084962) | ||
| Science Museum Library | Table of contents only Online location | ||
| Science Museum Library: Science Museum Library, Wroughton | 577.3 DUSENBERY | ||
| Science Museum Library | Table of contents only Online location | ||
| Science Museum Library: Science Museum Library, Wroughton | 577.3 DUSENBERY | ||
| Trinity College Dublin Library: Hamilton Upper | 576 P9 | ||
| UCL Library Services: UCL Science Library | BIOLOGY C 5 DUS | ||
| UCL Library Services | Online location |