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Why do you switch from walking to running at a specific speed? Why do tall trees rarely blow over in high winds? And why does a spore ejected into air at seventy miles per hour travel only a fraction of an inch? Comparative Biomechanics is the first and only textbook that takes a comprehensive look at the mechanical aspects of life--covering animal

Author Biography:

Steven Vogel is James B. Duke Professor Emeritus of Biology at Duke University. His numerous books include "Glimpses of Creatures in Their Physical Worlds" (Princeton) and "Cats' Paws and Catapults" (Norton).
Release date NZ
June 17th, 2013
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Audiences
  • Professional & Vocational
  • Tertiary Education (US: College)
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Illustrations
11 halftones. 250 line illus. 40 tables.
Pages
640
Dimensions
203x254x43
ISBN-13
9780691155661
Product ID
21037745

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