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Evolutionary Biomechanics

By Graham Taylor

Evolutionary Biomechanics

By Graham Taylor

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Evolutionary biomechanics is the study of evolution through the analysis of biomechanical systems. Its unique advantage is the precision with which physical constraints and performance can be predicted from first principles. Instead of reviewing the entire breadth of the biomechanical literature, a few key examples are explored in depth as vehicles for discussing fundamental concepts, analytical techniques, and evolutionary theory. Each chapter develops a conceptual theme, developing the underlying theory and techniques required for analyses in evolutionary biomechanics. Examples from terrestrial biomechanics, metabolic scaling, and bird flight are used to analyse how physics constrains the design space that natural selection is free to explore, and how adaptive evolution finds solutions to the trade-offs between multiple complex conflicting performance objectives.
Product details
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
172
Release Date:
2014-03-16
Publication Date:
2014-01-02
Publisher:
OUP Oxford
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0198566379
ISBN13:
9780198566373
Weight:
429 g
Height:
161 cm
Width:
240 cm
Thickness:
14 cm
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