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Efficiency and Economy in Animal Physiology

Robert W Blake editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:8th Sep '05

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This book discusses the concepts of efficiency and economy and other similar terms as applied to animals from an evolutionary perspective.

There is often confusion over the meaning and usage of terms such as efficiency, economy, effectiveness, optimization and perfection in biology. This book defines and discusses these concepts within a broad evolutionary perspective and considers how evolutionary pressures can affect the economy and efficiency of animals. Chapters consider biomaterials, skeletal systems, muscular function, aquatic and terrestrial locomotion, and cardiovascular systems. The result is a book of interest to all biologists, particularly those working in the field of comparative physiology and evolutionary biology.

ISBN: 9780521019064

Dimensions: 229mm x 153mm x 13mm

Weight: 303g

200 pages