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Comparative Biomechanics is the first and only textbook that takes a comprehensive look at the mechanical aspects of life--covering animals and plants, structure and movement, and solids and fluids. An ideal entry point into the ways living creatures interact with their immediate physical world, this revised and updated edition examines how the forms and activities of animals and plants reflect the materials available to nature, considers rules for fluid flow and structural design, and explores how organisms contend with environmental forces. Drawing on physics and mechanical engineering, Steven Vogel looks at how animals swim and fly, modes of terrestrial locomotion, organism responses to winds and water currents, circulatory and suspension-feeding systems, and the relationship between size and mechanical design. He also investigates links between the properties of biological materials--such as spider silk, jellyfish jelly, and muscle--and their structural and functional roles. Early chapters and appendices introduce relevant physical variables for quantification, and problem sets are provided at the end of each chapter.
Comparative Biomechanics is the first and only textbook that takes a comprehensive look at the mechanical aspects of life--covering animals and plants, structure and movement, and solids and fluids. An ideal entry point into the ways living creatures interact with their immediate physical world, this revised and updated edition examines how the forms and activities of animals and plants reflect the materials available to nature, considers rules for fluid flow and structural design, and explores how organisms contend with environmental forces. Drawing on physics and mechanical engineering, Steven Vogel looks at how animals swim and fly, modes of terrestrial locomotion, organism responses to winds and water currents, circulatory and suspension-feeding systems, and the relationship between size and mechanical design. He also investigates links between the properties of biological materials--such as spider silk, jellyfish jelly, and muscle--and their structural and functional roles. Early chapters and appendices introduce relevant physical variables for quantification, and problem sets are provided at the end of each chapter.
Über den Autor
Steven Vogel (1940–2015) was the James B. Duke Professor Emeritus of Biology at Duke University. His many books include Life's Devices (Princeton) and Cats' Paws and Catapults.
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Erscheinungsjahr: | 2013 |
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Fachbereich: | Allgemeines |
Genre: | Biologie, Importe |
Rubrik: | Naturwissenschaften & Technik |
Medium: | Buch |
Inhalt: | Einband - fest (Hardcover) |
ISBN-13: | 9780691155661 |
ISBN-10: | 0691155666 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Einband: | Gebunden |
Autor: | Vogel, Steven |
Auflage: | 2nd edition |
Hersteller: | Princeton University Press |
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de |
Maße: | 261 x 210 x 43 mm |
Von/Mit: | Steven Vogel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 17.06.2013 |
Gewicht: | 1,73 kg |
Über den Autor
Steven Vogel (1940–2015) was the James B. Duke Professor Emeritus of Biology at Duke University. His many books include Life's Devices (Princeton) and Cats' Paws and Catapults.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: | 2013 |
---|---|
Fachbereich: | Allgemeines |
Genre: | Biologie, Importe |
Rubrik: | Naturwissenschaften & Technik |
Medium: | Buch |
Inhalt: | Einband - fest (Hardcover) |
ISBN-13: | 9780691155661 |
ISBN-10: | 0691155666 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Einband: | Gebunden |
Autor: | Vogel, Steven |
Auflage: | 2nd edition |
Hersteller: | Princeton University Press |
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de |
Maße: | 261 x 210 x 43 mm |
Von/Mit: | Steven Vogel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 17.06.2013 |
Gewicht: | 1,73 kg |
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