Animal Locomotion
Andrew Biewener author Sheila Patek author
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Oxford University Press
Published:5th Apr '18
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- Hardback£107.50(9780198743156)
Animals have evolved remarkable biomechanical and physiological systems that enable their rich repertoire of motion. Animal Locomotion offers a fundamental understanding of animal movement through a broad comparative and integrative approach, including basic mathematics and physics, examination of new and enduring literature, consideration of classic and cutting-edge methods, and a strong emphasis on the core concepts that consistently ground the dizzying array of animal movements. Across scales and environments, this book integrates the biomechanics of animal movement with the physiology of animal energetics and the neural control of locomotion. This second edition has been thoroughly revised, incorporating new content on non-vertebrate animal locomotor systems, studies of animal locomotion that have inspired robotic designs, and a new chapter on the use of evolutionary approaches to locomotor mechanisms and performance.
...this edition manages to teach the key principles while also conveying the wonder of animal design. This is a book that should be on the desk of every young graduate student and all faculty in this field as a reference and an inspiration. * Daniel Schmitt, Evolutionary Anthropology, Duke University, The Quarterly Review of Biology *
[A] comprehensive introduction to specific aspects of animal movement...those looking for a book on the biomechanics, evolutionary determinants, and energetic consequences of animal locomotion will be well-served by Animal Locomotion. * Jane E. Dentinger & Garrett M. Street, Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Aquaculture, Mississippi State University, Mississippi, The Journal of Wildlife Management *
Biewener's descriptions of biomechanical concepts are succinct and presented with superb clarity, providing a framework for instruction. * Frank E. Fish, The Journal of Experimental Biology *
ISBN: 9780198743163
Dimensions: 247mm x 190mm x 12mm
Weight: 538g
236 pages
2nd Revised edition