R. McNeill Alexander: Optima for Animals

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Cover: 9780691027982 | Optima for Animals | Revised Edition | R. McNeill Alexander | Buch

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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 Alexander's widely acclaimed Optima for Animals, we see how extraordinarily diverse branches of biology are illuminated by the powerful methods of optimization theory.

What is the best strength for a bone? Too weak a bone will probably break but an excessively stout one will be cumbersome. At what speed should humans change from walking to running? Should a bird take only big juicy worms or should it eat every worm it finds, and do birds make the best choices? Why do the males of some species of fishes and the females of others look after the young, while the young of others are looked after by both parents or neither? Is it possible that all these policies can be optimal, in different circumstances? This book shows how these and many other questions can be answered. The mathematics involved is explained very simply, with biology students in mind, but the book is not just for them. It is also for professionals, ranging from teachers to researchers.

Medium:	Taschenbuch
Seiten:	180
ISBN-13:	9780691027982
ISBN-10:	0691027986
Sprache:	Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage:	Paperback
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Alexander, R. McNeill
Hersteller:	Princeton University Press
Maße:	229 x 152 x 11 mm
Von/Mit:	R. McNeill Alexander
Erscheinungsdatum:	01.12.1996
Gewicht:	0,27 kg

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