The balance of living
Subtitle: survival in the animal world
By: [by] Margaret Cooper [and] Linda Mantel. Illus. by Fuka Hervert.
Contributors: Mantel, Linda, joint author.; Hervert, Fuka, illus.
Edition: [1st ed.]
Publisher: Natural History Press
Published: 1971
Place of publication: Garden City, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 126
Subjects: Animal behavior -- Juvenile literature; Adaptation (Biology) -- Juvenile literature; Animals -- Habits and behavior; Adaptation (Biology)
Description: Examines the self-regulating mechanisms that control vital functions in animals such as breathing, body heat, assimilation of food, and sensory perception.
Notes: "Published for the American Museum of Natural History."