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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Duncan J. Irschick (University of Massachusetts at Amherst, USA) , Timothy E. Higham (Associate Professor of Biology, Associate Professor of Biology, University of California Riverside, USA)Publisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Dimensions: Width: 16.20cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 23.30cm Weight: 0.476kg ISBN: 9780199296552ISBN 10: 0199296553 Pages: 266 Publication Date: 10 December 2015 Audience: College/higher education , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of Contents1: Animal performance: an overview 2: The ecology of performance I: Studies of fitness 3: The ecology of performance II: Performance in nature 4: The ecology of performance III: Physiological ecology 5: The evolution of performance I: Mechanism and anatomy 6: The evolution of performance II: Convergence, key innovations, and adaptation. 7: Trade-offs and constraints on performance 8: Sexual selection and performance 9: Extreme performance: The good, the bad, and the extremely rapid 10: Genetics, geographic variation, and community ecology 11: Human performance: A link to non-human animals 12: ConclusionReviews[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). J. E. Grinnell, 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... Tony D. Williams, Integrative and Comparative Biology 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... Tony D. Williams, Integrative and Comparative Biology 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... * Tony D. Williams, 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). * J. E. Grinnell, CHOICE * It is easy to read, jargon free, and includes explanations of basic ecological and evolutionary concepts, making the text very accessible to the general audience with a basic understanding in biological sciences. The book is both informative and entertaining and could serve as a great primer for nonspecialists. I particularly recommend it for university students and researchers interested in the fields of functional morphology, vertebrate zoology, and evolutionary biology. * Neil Hammerschlag, BioScience * Author InformationDuncan J. Irschick is a Professor in the Department of Biology at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. His interests include the evolution of form and function, ecology, and biomechanics. He has worked with many different animal species, including lizards, snakes, spiders, mammals, and sharks. He obtained his PhD from Washington University in St. Louis in 1996. Timothy E. Higham is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Biology at the University of California, Riverside. He studies comparative biomechanics, functional morphology, and physiology in a variety of organisms ranging from lizards to fishes. He received his PhD from the University of California, Davis in 2006. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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