Symmorphosis - On Form and Function in Shaping Life

be uncovered by a rigorous investigation of the quantitative relations of form and function.

Summary

Are animals designed economically? The theory of symmorphosis predicts that the size of the parts in a system must be matched to the overall functional demand. Weibel shows how animals as different as shrews, pronghorns, dogs, goats—even humans—all develop from essentially the same blueprint by variation of design.

Product details

• Authors: Ewald R. Weibel, Weibel Ewald R.
• Publisher: University Presses
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.03.2000
• EAN: 9780674000681
• ISBN: 978-0-674-00068-1
• Weight: 535 g
• Illustrations: 32 halftones, 42 line illustrations, 8 tables
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Zoology; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Zoology / General, Animal Physiology, Zoology and animal sciences