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portada Principles of Animal Design Paperback: The Optimization and Symmorphosis Debate
Type
Physical Book
Year
1998
Language
Inglés
Pages
336
Format
Paperback
Dimensions
22.9 x 15.3 x 1.9 cm
Weight
0.41 kg.
ISBN
0521586674
ISBN13
9780521586672
Edition No.
1

Principles of Animal Design Paperback: The Optimization and Symmorphosis Debate

Liana Bolis (Illustrated by) · Ewald R. Weibel (Illustrated by) · C. Richard Taylor (Illustrated by) · Cambridge University Press · Paperback

Principles of Animal Design Paperback: The Optimization and Symmorphosis Debate - Weibel, Ewald R. ; Taylor, C. Richard ; Bolis, Liana

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Synopsis "Principles of Animal Design Paperback: The Optimization and Symmorphosis Debate"

This book discusses the controversial issue of whether animals are designed according to the same rules that engineers use in building machines, namely that materials and energy are used economically while attempting to achieve a high level of performance. There is considerable scientific controversy surrounding this question because, although there is much evidence suggesting that animals are indeed well designed, evolutionary biology tells us that animals are not "engineered" but result from evolution by natural selection. In this volume these highly controversial questions are debated by eminent experts on the basis of a wealth of evidence ranging from the molecular biology and biochemistry of enzyme systems through the study of bone and muscle to the design and function of integrated systems of energy supply and the nervous system. The authors have made a special effort to present the chapters in a form that is accessible to a broad readership of biologists interested in basic principles.

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