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Evolutionary Biomechanics (Hardcover, New)
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Evolutionary Biomechanics (Hardcover, New)
Series: Oxford Series in Ecology and Evolution
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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. Evolutionary
Biomechanics is suitable for graduate level students and
professional researchers in the fields of biomechanics, physiology,
evolutionary biology and palaeontology. It will also be of
relevance and use to researchers in the physical sciences and
engineering.
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