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9780521583701: Principles of Animal Design: The Optimization and Symmorphosis Debate
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ISBN 10: 0521583705 ISBN 13: 9780521583701
Editorial: Cambridge University Press, 1998

Sinopsis

The book discusses whether animals are designed according to the same rules that engineers use in building machines.

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Críticas

"...rich in examples of how functionally integrated systems provide evidence for or against the theory of symmorphosis. It is, moreover, a useful source of data for those interested in issues of constraint and optimization in animal design." Evolutionary Anthropology

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The book discusses the controversial issue of whether animals are designed according to the same rules that engineers use in building machines, namely that materials and energy are used economically while attempting to achieve a high level of performance. There is considerable scientific controversy surrounding this question because, although there is much evidence suggesting that animals are indeed well designed, evolutionary biology tells us that animals are not 'engineered' but result from evolution by natural selection. This book collates this evidence which is discussed by a group of eminent biologists from many different biological disciplines.

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Editorial
Cambridge University Press
Año de publicación
1998
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0521583705
ISBN 13 
9780521583701
Encuadernación
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Número de páginas
336
Editor
Taylor C. Richard, Weibel Ewald R., Bolis Liana
Contacto del fabricante
Cambridge University Press
https://www.cambridge.org/

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ISBN 10:  0521586674 ISBN 13:  9780521586672
Editorial: Cambridge University Press, 1998
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