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100 1 Lailvaux, Simon,|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/
no2018070929|eauthor.
245 10 Feats of strength :|bhow evolution shapes animal athletic
abilities /|cSimon Lailvaux.
264 1 New Haven :|bYale University Press,|c[2018]
264 4 |c©2018
300 1 online resource (xiii, 280 pages)
336 text|btxt|2rdacontent
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504 Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-266) and
index.
505 0 Running, Jumping, and Biting -- Eating and Not Being Eaten
-- Lovers and Fighters -- Girls and Boys -- Hot and Cold -
- Shape and Form -- Limits and Constraints -- Death and
Taxes -- Nature and Nurture -- Mice and Men.
520 8 A fascinating exploration of the extreme world of animal
athletics, how these stunning abilities have evolved, and
their insights into human performance and evolution How is
it that fish can climb waterfalls, snakes glide, and
cheetahs run so fast? Natural and sexual selection has
driven the evolution of diverse and stunning athletic
abilities throughout the animal kingdom. Drawing on
decades of performance research, integrative biologist
Simon Lailvaux highlights the ecological and evolutionary
importance of these abilities, which include running,
jumping, flying, biting, climbing, and swimming, and
explains the many reasons they exist. He describes the
methods and tools scientists use to measure animal
performance-remote sensing technologies that can capture a
cheetah's running speed, or force meters that gauge the
strength of a lizard's bite or crab's grip-as well as the
reasons why they act this way. Using examples from the
smallest insects to birds, whales, and even dinosaurs,
Lailvaux provides a unique glimpse into a vibrant,
eclectic field of research and points to new directions
for understanding performance evolution in both animals
and humans.
588 0 Print version record.
590 eBooks on EBSCOhost|bEBSCO eBook Subscription Academic
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650 0 Evolution (Biology)|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/
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650 0 Natural selection.|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/
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655 4 Electronic books.
776 08 |iPrint version:|aLailvaux, Simon.|tFeats of strength.
|dNew Haven : Yale University Press, [2018]|z9780300222593
|w(DLC) 2017959020|w(OCoLC)1037297809
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