Evolutionary biomechanics: selection, phylogeny, and constraint

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This title discusses the study of evolution through the analysis of biomechanical systems. 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.

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Full title :Evolutionary biomechanics : selection, phylogeny, and constraint / Graham K. Taylor, University of Oxford, UK, Adrian L.R. Thomas, University of Oxford, UK.

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Publication Date:2014.
Edition:First edition

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Publisher(s):Oxford University Press
Place of Publication:Oxford
Language:eng
Publication Date:2014.

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Description:xviii, 152 pages : : illustrations ; : 24 cm.

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ISBN:9780198566373, 0198566379, 9780198566380, 0198566387
oclc:ocn876800812
LC Classification:QH513
Dewey Decimal:576.8

1.1.Introduction -- 1.2.Selection -- 1.3.Constraint -- 1.4.Scaling -- 1.5.Phylogeny -- 1.6.Form and function in flight -- 1.7.Adaptation in avian wing design -- 1.8.Trade-offs: selection, phylogeny, and constraint -- 1.9.Conclusion -- 2.1.Introduction -- 2.2.Fisher's Fundamental Theorem of natural selection -- 2.2.1.Derivation of the Fundamental Theorem -- 2.2.2.Meaning of the Fundamental Theorem -- 2.2.3.Naming of the Fundamental Theorem -- 2.3.Fisher's quasi-conservation law of population mean fitness -- 2.4.Optimization and evolution -- 2.4.1.Redefining the adaptive landscape -- 2.4.2.Drowning Mount Improbable -- 2.5.Conclusions -- 3.1.Introduction -- 3.2.Dimensional analysis -- 3.3.Swinging gaits -- 3.3.1.Theoretical constraints upon pendular brachiation -- 3.3.2.Empirical constraints upon brachiation -- 3.4.Walking gaits -- 3.4.1.Theoretical constraints upon walking -- 3.4.2.Empirical constraints upon walking -- 3.5.Running gaits -- 3.5.1.Theoretical constraints upon running -- 3.5.2.Empirical constraints upon running -- 3.6.Conclusions -- 4.1.Introduction -- 4.2.Some terminological baggage -- 4.3.Physical models of scaling relationships -- 4.3.1.The West-Brown-Enquist model …