Animal Locomotion

Animal Locomotion PDF Author: Andrew Biewener
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0191060852
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 256

Book Description
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.

Meet the Magpie

Meet the Magpie PDF Author: Joyce Robertson
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1449087914
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 27

Book Description
"Thief!" "Murderer!" "Rascal!" Though not a well-loved bird, biologists say they are among the most intelligent birds. Some magpies have been trained to count. In captivity a magpie will use a twig to sweep food within reach. READ...about their huge nests, made with two doorways and a roof! LEARN...how they gang up against predators!

Magpie Alert

Magpie Alert PDF Author: Darryl Jones
Publisher: UNSW Press
ISBN: 9780868406688
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 188

Book Description
Wherever people live in Australia, magpies tend to be found there, too. These very familiar birds are one of our most loved and admired wild birds. Yet, during the breeding season, many magpies become extremely aggressive toward people, sometimes causing serious injury or distress, especially to children. The fact that this is a very common, well loved yet sometimes dangerous neighbor makes solving the magpie-human conflict very complicated. This book provides, for the first time, a comprehensive guide to everything that is known about this bird, why it attacks, and what we can do about it.
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