Principles of Animal Design: The Optimization And Symmorphosis Debate - Couverture souple

Weibel, Ewald R.

 
9780521586672: Principles of Animal Design: The Optimization And Symmorphosis Debate
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0521586674 ISBN 13 : 9780521586672
Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 1998

Synopsis

The 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. This book collates this evidence which is discussed by a group of eminent biologists from many different biological disciplines.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

The 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. This book collates this evidence which is discussed by a group of eminent biologists from many different biological disciplines.

Revue de presse

"...rich in examples of how functionally integrated systems provide evidence for or against the theory of symmorphosis. It is, moreover, a useful source of data for those interested in issues of constraint and optimization in animal design." Evolutionary Anthropology

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Éditeur
Cambridge University Press
Date d'édition
1998
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0521586674
ISBN 13 
9780521586672
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
336
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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9780521583701: Principles of Animal Design: The Optimization and Symmorphosis Debate

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ISBN 10 :  0521583705 ISBN 13 :  9780521583701
Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 1998
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