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Efficiency and Economy in Animal Physiology
by Blake, Robert W.
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- ISBN-13: 9780521400664
- ISBN: 052140066X
- Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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There is often confusion over the meaning and usage of terms such as efficiency, economy, effectiveness, optimization and perfection in biology. This book defines and discusses these concepts within a broad evolutionary perspective and considers how evolutionary pressures can affect the economy and efficiency of animals. Chapters consider biomaterials, skeletal systems, muscular function, aquatic and terrestrial locomotion, and cardiovascular systems.Blake, Robert W. is the author of 'Efficiency and Economy in Animal Physiology' with ISBN 9780521400664 and ISBN 052140066X.
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