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Animals have evolved remarkable biomechanical and physiological systems that enable their rich repertoire of motion. Animal Locomotion offers a fundamental understanding of animal movement through a broad comparative and integrative approach, including basic mathematics and physics, examination of new and enduring literature, consideration of classic and cutting-edge methods, and a strong emphasis on the core concepts that consistently ground the dizzying array of animal movements. Across scales and environments, this book integrates the biomechanics of animal movement with the physiology of animal energetics and the neural control of locomotion. This second edition has been thoroughly revised, incorporating new content on non-vertebrate animal locomotor systems, studies of animal locomotion that have inspired robotic designs, and a new chapter on the use of evolutionary approaches to locomotor mechanisms and performance.
This text investigates the fundamental biomechanical, physiological, and neural mechanisms that govern the diverse range of animal movement across various environments. Authors Andrew A. Biewener and Sheila Patek utilize a comparative and integrative framework to synthesize principles of physics and mathematics with biological performance. By examining both classic research and contemporary studies, the authors provide a structured approach to understanding how animals achieve locomotion across different scales of existence.
What You Will Find
Experts recognize this text as a comprehensive resource for students and researchers in the fields of biomechanics and comparative physiology. Readers frequently note the technical rigor of the prose and the effectiveness of the integrative approach in explaining complex biological systems.
Page Count:
240
Publication Date:
2018-06-05
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
ISBN-10:
0198743157
ISBN-13:
9780198743156
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