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Zusatztext 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... Informationen zum Autor Duncan 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. Klappentext The study of performance capacity (defined as the ability of an animal to conduct a key task) holds great interest at both ecological and evolutionary levels. In this book, the topic is addressed using examples from throughout the animal kingdom, identifying common themes that transcend taxonomy. Zusammenfassung The study of performance capacity (defined as the ability of an animal to conduct a key task) holds great interest at both ecological and evolutionary levels. In this book, the topic is addressed using examples from throughout the animal kingdom, identifying common themes that transcend taxonomy. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1: 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: Conclusion ...
