| Zoological Physics: Quantitative Models of Body Design, Actions, and Physical Limitations of Animals Contributor(s): Ahlborn, Boye K. (Author) |
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ISBN: 3642058779 ISBN-13: 9783642058776 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $170.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Life Sciences - Biophysics - Science | Life Sciences - Zoology - General - Medical | Biotechnology |
| Dewey: 571.4 |
| Physical Information: 0.92" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.39 lbs) 432 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Zoological Physics presents a physicist's view of life. The primary life functions of animals, such as eating, growing, reproducing and getting around all depend on motion: Motion of food into the organism, motion of materials through the body, motion of limbs and motion of the entire body through water, air, and on land. These activities are controlled by internal information stored in the genes or generated in the brain and by external information gathered by the senses: predominantly eyes and ears. This book models these life functions with the tools of physics. It is aimed at students of life science, engineering and physics, but will also appeal to other readers with a general interest in animals. |