Lc Classification Number
Qp301
Reviews
"Animal Athletes is a well-written, readable book that is accessible to non-experts, full of provocative and diverse examples of performance in free-living animals, and should be of interest to anyone working in integrative organismal biology. It would be an excellent text for a graduate course..." --Integrative and Comparative Biology "[S]uitable for all interested in the subject. The work is well referenced; a comprehensive index allows the reader to find desired examples (or principles)." --CHOICE, "Animal Athletes is a well-written, readable book that is accessible to non-experts, full of provocative and diverse examples of performance in free-living animals, and should be of interest to anyone working in integrative organismal biology. It would be an excellent text for a graduate course..." --Integrative and Comparative Biology"[S]uitable for all interested in the subject. The work is well referenced; a comprehensive index allows the reader to find desired examples (or principles)." --CHOICE
Table of Content
1. Animal performance: an overview2. The ecology of performance I: Studies of fitness3. The ecology of performance II: Performance in nature4. The ecology of performance III: Physiological ecology5. The evolution of performance I: Mechanism and anatomy6 The evolution of performance II: Convergence, key innovations, and adaptation.7. Trade-offs and constraints on performance8. Sexual selection and performance9. Extreme performance: The good, the bad, and the extremely rapid10. Genetics, geographic variation, and community ecology11. Human performance: A link to non-human animals12. Conclusion
Copyright Date
2015
Topic
Life Sciences / Ecology, Life Sciences / Zoology / General
Lccn
2015-944343
Dewey Decimal
591.57
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
Genre
Science
