How Giraffes Work

Preface

Chapter 1: What's in a Name?
Chapter 2: Some Firsts
Chapter 3: The Scientific Age
Chapter 4: The Antecedents
Chapter 5: Notes on Allometry and Prediction of Body Mass and Age of Giraffes
Chapter 6: Antitypes, Ancestors, and the Origin of Modern Giraffes
Chapter 7: The World of Browsers
Chapter 8: The Machinery of Digestion
Chapter 9: The Blood Pressure of Giraffes
Chapter 10: Edema, Fainting, and Strokes
Chapter 11: Water Balance in Giraffes
Chapter 12: Respiration
Chapter 13: Exercise in Giraffes
Chapter 14: Keeping Cool
Chapter 15: The Skeleton of Giraffes
Chapter 16: Muscles, Nerves, and Skin
Chapter 17: Reproduction and the Fetus
Chapter 18: A Shape to Die For?

Alphabetical References
Giraffe-Specific References in Chronological Order
Index

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• Evolução
• Ecologia animal
• Fisiologia animal
• Conservação da vida selvagem e do seu habitat