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Glimpses of Creatures in Their Physical Worlds
Steven Vogel
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Description for Glimpses of Creatures in Their Physical Worlds
Paperback. Offers a look into how the characteristics of the physical world drive the designs of animals and plants. This title contains information related to functional biology. Drawing examples from creatures of land, air, and water, it demonstrates the many uses of biological diversity and how physical forces impact biological organisms. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 halftones. 50 line illus. 6 tables. BIC Classification: PSAF; PSAJ; PSVD; RNCB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 486.
Glimpses of Creatures in Their Physical Worlds offers an eye-opening look into how the characteristics of the physical world drive the designs of animals and plants. These characteristics impose limits but also create remarkable and subtle opportunities for the functional biology of organisms. In particular, Steven Vogel examines the size and scale, and trade-offs among different physical processes. He pays attention to how the forms and activities of animals and plants reflect the materials available to nature, and he explores the unique constraints and possibilities provided by fluid flow, structural design, and environmental forces. Each chapter of the book investigates ... Read more
Glimpses of Creatures in Their Physical Worlds offers an eye-opening look into how the characteristics of the physical world drive the designs of animals and plants. These characteristics impose limits but also create remarkable and subtle opportunities for the functional biology of organisms. In particular, Steven Vogel examines the size and scale, and trade-offs among different physical processes. He pays attention to how the forms and activities of animals and plants reflect the materials available to nature, and he explores the unique constraints and possibilities provided by fluid flow, structural design, and environmental forces. Each chapter of the book investigates ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691138077
SKU
V9780691138077
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About Steven Vogel
Steven Vogel is James B. Duke Professor Emeritus of Biology at Duke University. His numerous books include "Comparative Biomechanics" (Princeton), and "Cats' Paws and Catapults" (Norton).
Reviews for Glimpses of Creatures in Their Physical Worlds
"If what you desire in a readable science book is food for thought, Glimpses of Creatures in their Physical Worlds provides a feast. Biologists, engineers, and physicists
indeed, anyone with curiosity about the natural world
will revel in this smorgasbord of biomechanical ideas."
Mark Denny, American Scientist "Such a book could be written only by someone with a rich knowledge of biomechanics, and ... Read more
indeed, anyone with curiosity about the natural world
will revel in this smorgasbord of biomechanical ideas."
Mark Denny, American Scientist "Such a book could be written only by someone with a rich knowledge of biomechanics, and ... Read more