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Energy for Animal Life
Häftad, 1999
806 kr
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The Oxford Animal Biology Series is an innovative new series of supplementary undergraduate texts in comparative animal biology. Topics within each book are addressed using examples from throughout the animal kingdom, looking for parallels that transcend taxonomy. Further reading sections will …
Animals
Av R. McNeill Alexander, Robert McNeill Alexander
Häftad, 1990
685 kr
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This book is about the major groups of animals, their structure, physiology and ways of life. Each chapter, except the first, deals with a taxonomic group of animals, usually a phylum or class. Brief descriptions of a few examples are followed by more detailed discussion of selected topics. Some of …
Elastic Mechanisms in Animal Movement
Häftad, 1988
813 kr
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Originally published in 1988, this book is about the uses and implications of elastic properties in various aspects of animal biology. After a brief study of the properties of elastic materials, the book considers the functions of springs in the bodies of animals. Drawing on specific examples, the …
Optima for Animals
Revised Edition
Häftad, 1996
946 kr
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Optimization theory is designed to find the best ways of doing things. The structures of animals, their movements, their behavior, and their life histories have all been shaped by the optimizing processes of evolution or of learning by trial and error. In this revised edition of R. McNeill …
Principles of Animal Locomotion
Häftad, 2006
894 kr
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How can geckoes walk on the ceiling and basilisk lizards run over water? What are the aerodynamic effects that enable small insects to fly? What are the relative merits of squids' jet-propelled swimming and fishes' tail-powered swimming? Why do horses change gait as they increase speed? What …
Optima for Animals
Revised Edition
E-bok, 2020
1312 kr
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Optimization theory is designed to find the best ways of doing things. The structures of animals, their movements, their behavior, and their life histories have all been shaped by the optimizing processes of evolution or of learning by trial and error. In this revised edition of R. McNeill …
Principles of Animal Locomotion
E-bok, 2013
1228 kr
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How can geckoes walk on the ceiling and basilisk lizards run over water? What are the aerodynamic effects that enable small insects to fly? What are the relative merits of squids'' jet-propelled swimming and fishes'' tail-powered swimming? Why do horses change gait as they increase speed? What …
Dynamics of Dinosaurs and Other Extinct Giants
Häftad, 1991
348 kr
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How did the larger dinosaurs run? How and why did they fight? The author applies laws of physics, mechanical engineering and aerodynamics to answer these and other questions.
