Comparative Biomechanics
Steven Vogel
ISBN: | 9781400840953 |
Publisher: | Princeton University Press |
Published: | 19 September, 2011 |
Format: | ePub |
Comparative Biomechanics
Steven Vogel
Why do you shift from walking to running at a particular speed? How can we predict transition speeds for animals of different sizes? Why must the flexible elastic of arterial walls behave differently than a rubber tube or balloon? How do leaves manage to expose a broad expanse of surface while suffering only a small fraction of the drag of flags in high winds?The field of biomechanics-how living things move and work-hasn't seen a new general textbook in more than two decades. Here a leading in
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