Feats of strength : how evolution shapes animal athletic abilities / Simon Lailvaux.
By: Lailvaux, Simon [author.].
Publisher: New Haven : Yale University Press, [2018]Description: xiii, 280 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780300222593.Subject(s): Animal mechanics | Physiology | Evolution (Biology) | Natural selection | Animals -- Variation | Animal diversity | Natural history | Physiology | Animal mechanics | Animal diversity | Animals -- Variation | Evolution (Biology) | Natural history | Natural selectionGenre/Form: Print books.Summary: "A fascinating exploration of the extreme world of animal athletics, how these stunning abilities have evolved, and their insights into human performance and evolution. How is it that fish can climb waterfalls, snakes glide, and cheetahs run so fast? Natural and sexual selection has driven the evolution of diverse and stunning athletic abilities throughout the animal kingdom. Drawing on decades of performance research, integrative biologist Simon Lailvaux highlights the ecological and evolutionary importance of these abilities, which include running, jumping, flying, biting, climbing, and swimming, and explains the many reasons they exist. He describes the methods and tools scientists use to measure animal performance--remote sensing technologies that can capture a cheetah's running speed, or force meters that gauge the strength of a lizard's bite or crab's grip--as well as the reasons why they act this way. Using examples from the smallest insects to birds, whales, and even dinosaurs, Lailvaux provides a unique glimpse into a vibrant, eclectic field of research and points to new directions for understanding performance evolution in both animals and humans."--| Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| QP301 .B467 2015 Trail guide to movement : building the body in motion / | QP301 .E94 2020 Exercise biochemistry / | QP301 .I65 2018 Introduction to exercise science / | QP301 .L23 2018 Feats of strength : how evolution shapes animal athletic abilities / | QP301 .L628 2020 Exercised : why something we never evolved to do is healthy and rewarding / | QP301 .M1149 2016 Essentials of exercise physiology / | QP301 .M375 2015 Exercise physiology : nutrition, energy, and human performance / |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-266) and index.
"A fascinating exploration of the extreme world of animal athletics, how these stunning abilities have evolved, and their insights into human performance and evolution. How is it that fish can climb waterfalls, snakes glide, and cheetahs run so fast? Natural and sexual selection has driven the evolution of diverse and stunning athletic abilities throughout the animal kingdom. Drawing on decades of performance research, integrative biologist Simon Lailvaux highlights the ecological and evolutionary importance of these abilities, which include running, jumping, flying, biting, climbing, and swimming, and explains the many reasons they exist. He describes the methods and tools scientists use to measure animal performance--remote sensing technologies that can capture a cheetah's running speed, or force meters that gauge the strength of a lizard's bite or crab's grip--as well as the reasons why they act this way. Using examples from the smallest insects to birds, whales, and even dinosaurs, Lailvaux provides a unique glimpse into a vibrant, eclectic field of research and points to new directions for understanding performance evolution in both animals and humans."--