The book discusses whether animals are designed according to the same rules that engineers use in building machines.
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"...rich in examples of how functionally integrated systems provide evidence for or against the theory of symmorphosis. It is, moreover, a useful source of data for those interested in issues of constraint and optimization in animal design." Evolutionary Anthropology
In this book, eminent biologists discuss whether animals are designed according to the same rules that engineers use in building machines; namely that materials and energy are used economically while achieving a high level of performance. This is controversial because, although there is evidence for this idea, evolution tells us that animals are not 'engineered' but result by natural selection.
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Da: Chequamegon Books, Washburn, WI, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condizione: Very Good-. A couple of pages have some underlining, otherwise the book looks as new. ; The name Steudel (UW Madison Professor of Zoology) written at upper corner of first page. Contributors: Knut Schmidt-Nielsen, Jared M. Diamond, Roberts E. Ricklefs, Pierre Dejours, Dirk Pette, Kimberley A. Hammond and others. ; 314 pages. Codice articolo 109925
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