Mechanics of Animal Locomotion

by R. McNeill Alexander

Book Overview

GeoffGoldspink and I edited a book, Mechanics and Energetics of Animal Locomotion, which was published by Chapman and Hall in 1977. It dealt at an advanced level with all aspects of animal locomotion, emphasizing particularly the topics of then current research. Since then there have been more elementary books on the subject, including my own Locomotion of Animals (Blackie 1982), and specialized books on such topics as swimming and flight, but (despite...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3642766951
• ISBN13: 9783642766954
• Release Date: December 2011
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.7" x 9.4"