Understanding Body Shapes of Animals

Shapes as mechanical constructions and Systems moving on minimal energy level

AvHolger Preuschoft

Inbunden, Engelska, 2022

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Beskrivning

Most emphasis is placed on the proximate question, namely the identification of the mechanical stresses which must be sustained by the respective body parts, when they move the body or its parts against resistance.In the first part of the book the focus is on ‘primitive’ animals and later on the emphasis shifts to highly specialized mammals.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2022-06-29
Mått:155 x 235 x 38 mm
Vikt:1 051 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:581
Förlag:Springer Nature Switzerland AG
ISBN:9783030276676

Utforska kategorier

Biovetenskap inom Naturvetenskap och teknik
Klassisk mekanik inom Naturvetenskap och teknik
Zoologi inom Naturvetenskap och teknik

Mer om författaren

Prof. Dr. Holger Preuschoft is an Emeritus Professor at the Center for Anatomy, Ruhr-Universität in Bochum, Germany. 13 years back he was awarded the title "Docteur honoris causa" by the Université Louis Pasteur in Strasbourg, France. He has published more than 196 papers, and edited 9 multi-author books over the course of his career.

Innehållsförteckning

Chapter1: Why this book?.- Chapter2: Head.- Chapter3: Axial skeleton in aquatic animals.- Chapter4: Axial skeleton and muscle arrangement in terrestrial tetrapods.- Chapter5: What have the extremities of “lower tetrapods” in common? And Why?.- Chapter6: Birds.- Chapter7: Land-living mammals.- Chapter8: Primates, the group including humans.- Chapter9: Evolution of hominids.- Chapter10: Summary, Conclusions and Open questions.