Ecology and Biomechanics

A Mechanical Approach to the Ecology of Animals and Plants
Herausgeber: Herrel, Anthony; Rowe, Nicholas P; Speck, Thomas

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Ecology and Biomechanics: A Mechanical Approach to the Ecology of Animals and Plants offers a collection of state-of-the-art papers, that ingeniously demonstrates how biomechanics can provide novel insights into long standing ecological and evolutionary questions. Combining approaches from various disciplines, the manuscript covers subjects that encompass theoretical concepts and practical approaches involving research on both plants and animals, as well as interactions between the two. Although most of the examples emphasize distinct organism-environment relationships, the book also includes a few examples that span larger temporal and spatial scales, achieving wider application across entire ecosystems. \

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 350
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. September 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 494g
• ISBN-13: 9780367391317
• ISBN-10: 0367391317
• Artikelnr.: 57816675

Autorenporträt

Anthony Herrel, Thomas Speck, Nicholas P. Rowe

Inhaltsangabe

Tree Biomechanics and Growth Strategies in the Context of Forest Functional
Ecology. Diversity of Mechanical Architectures in Climbing Plants: An
Ecological Perspective. The Role of Blade Buoyancy and Reconfiguration in
the Mechanical Adaptation of the Southern Bullkelp Durvillaea. Murray's Law
and the Vascular Architecture of Plants. Plant-Animal Mechanics and Bite
Procurement in Grazing Ruminants. Biomechanics of Salvia Flowers: The Role
of Lever and Flower Tube in Specialization on Pollinators. Do Plant Waxes
Make Insect Attachment Structures Dirty: Experimental Evidences for the
Contamination-Hypothesis. Ecology and Biomechanics of Slippery Wax Barriers
and Waxrunning to Macarange-ant Mutualisms. Nectar Feeding in
Long-Proboscid Insects. Biomechanics and Behavioral Mimicry in Insects.
Inter-individual Variation in the Muscle Physiology of Vertebrate
Ectotherms: Consequences for Behavioral and Ecological Performance. Power
Generation during Locomotion in Anolis Lizards: An Ecomorphological
Approach. Implications of Microbial Motility on the Water Column
Ecosystems. The Biomechanics of Ecological Speciation.