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Animal Locomotion (Oxford Animal Biology Series)
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Product Description
Written by a distinguished US physiologist, this book examines how animals move, comparing running, swimming and flying. In doing so, it examines the common principles of design and movement that animals have evolved to move through very different physical environments. The underlying physiological and biomechanical properties of muscles, skeletons and nervous systems are linked to the mechanisms and control of movement. At the same time, the book articulates the captivating grace, speed, and power of animal movement.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #371849 in Books
- Published on: 2003-06-19
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Paperback
- 296 pages
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About the Author
Professor Andrew A. Biewener
Concord Field Station, MCZ
Harvard University
Old Causeway Road
Bedford, MA 01730
001 781-275-1725 x13
001 781-275-9613
abiewener@oeb.harvard.edu
Charles P. Lyman Professor of Biology, Harvard University
Editor, Journal of Experimental Biology; editorial boards of Journal of Morphology; Physiological Biochemistry and Zoology and Journal of Experimental Zoology; (currently: past-President, American Society of Biomechanics)
