The book animal body size linking pattern and process across space time and taxonomic group edited by felisa a smith and s kathleen lyons is published by university of chicago press animal body size linking pattern and process across space time and taxonomic group smith lyons. Animal body size linking pattern and process across space time and taxonomic group edited by felisa a smith and s kathleen lyons 280 pp chicago il the university of chicago press 2013 5000 cloth. This volume explores animal body size from a macroecological perspective examining species populations and other large groups of animals in order to uncover the patterns and causal mechanisms of body size throughout time and across the globe the chapters represent diverse scientific perspectives and are divided into two sections the first includes chapters on insects snails birds bats and terrestrial mammals and discusses the body size patterns of these various organisms the second . Animal body size linking pattern and process across space time and taxonomic group on being the right size author smith felisa a lyons s kathleen issue date. Animal body size linking pattern and process across space time and taxonomic group edited by felisa a smith and s kathleen lyons published chicago the university of chicago press 2013