Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface vii
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Introduction. On Being the Right Size: The Importance of Size in Life History, Ecology, and Evolution 1
6. Part I. Body Size Patterns across Space and Time
7. Chapter One. Macroecological Patterns in Insect Body Size 13
8. Chapter Two. Latitudinal Variation of Body Size in Land Snail Populations and Communities 62
9. Chapter Three. Geographic Variation in Body Size Distributions of Continental Avifauna 83
10. Chapter Four. Evolution of Body Size in Bats 95
11. Chapter Five. Macroecological Patterns of Body Size in Mammals across Time and Space 116
12. Part II. Mechanisms and Consequences Underlying Body Size Distributional Patterns
13. Chapter Six. Using Size Distributions to Understand the Role of Body Size in Mammalian Community Assembly 147
14. Chapter Seven. Processes Responsible for Patterns in Body Mass Distributions 168
15. Chapter Eight. The Influence of Flight on Patterns of Body Size Diversity and Heritability 187
16. Chapter Nine. On Body Size and Life History of Mammals 206
17. Conclusion. The Way Forward 235
18. Contributors 247
19. Index 249