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Exploring biomechanics : animals in motion / R. McNeill Alexander.
- Title
- Exploring biomechanics : animals in motion / R. McNeill Alexander.
- Author
- Alexander, R. McNeill
- Publication
- New York : Scientific American Library : Distributed by W.H. Freeman, c1992.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | QP301 .A2958 1992 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- 247 p. : ill.; 24 cm.
- Summary
- Examines the entire range of animal movements from humans to single-celled organisms.
- Subject
- Animal locomotion
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- 1. Muscle: The Motor for Animal Movement -- 2. Walking and Running -- 3. Jumping, Climbing, and Crawling -- 4. Gliding and Soaring -- 5. Flapping Flight -- 6. Floating -- 7. Swimming -- 8. Small-Scale Locomotion -- Epilog: What We Want to Know Next.
- ISBN
- 071675035X
- LCCN
- ^^^91037293^
- OCLC
- 24589959
- SCSB-10136990
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library