- 360 pages
- English
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Biomechanics in Animal Behaviour
About this book
Biomechanics in Animal Behaviour offers a unique approach by integrating fully the fields of animal behaviour and biomechanics. It demonstrates how an understanding of biomechanical issues is an important part of evaluating and predicting animal behaviour. The book examines how behaviour is determined and/or constrained by biomechanical variables such as hydrodynamics, aerodynamics, kinematics, and the mechanical properties of biomaterials.
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Yes, you can access Biomechanics in Animal Behaviour by R.W. Blake,P. Domenici in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Biological Sciences & Physiology. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Series Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- Contributors
- Abbreviations
- Preface
- 1 Biomechanics in behaviour
- 2 Biomechanics and behaviour: analyzing the mechanistic basis of movement from an evolutionary perspective
- 3 Intermittent locomotor behaviour alters total work
- 4 Walking and running strategies for humans and other mammals
- 5 Fish swimming behaviour: predictions from physical principles
- 6 The biomechanics of intermittent swimming behaviours in aquatic vertebrates
- 7 Bird migration performance on the basis of flight mechanics and trigonometry
- 8 Aerodynamics and behaviour of moult and take-off in birds
- 9 The physics of chemoreception revisited: how the environment influences chemically mediated behaviour
- 10 Passive orientation, hydrodynamics, acoustics and behaviour in swash-riding clams and other sandy beach invertebrates
- 11 Crab claws as tools and weapons
- 12 Linking feeding behaviour and jaw mechanics in fishes
- 13 Biomechanics and feeding behaviour in carnivores: comparative and ontogenetic studies
- 14 Predator-prey relationships in fish and other aquatic vertebrates: kinematics and behaviour
- 15 Biomechanics of display behaviour in tetrapods: throat display in squamates
- 16 The defence response in crayfish: behaviour and kinematics
- 17 Fighting and the mechanical design of horns and antlers
- 18 Co-evolution of behaviour and material in the spider’s web
- Index