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Principles of Animal Locomotion
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Author(s):
R. McNeill Alexander
Publication date:
December 31 2003
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Princeton University Press
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9781400849512
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December 31 2003
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10.1515/9781400849512
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Book chapters
pp. i
Frontmatter
pp. ix
Preface
pp. v
Contents
pp. 1
Chapter 1. The Best Way to Travel
pp. 15
Chapter 2. Muscle, the Motor
pp. 38
Chapter 3. Energy Requirements for Locomotion
pp. 53
Chapter 4. Consequences of Size Differences
pp. 68
Chapter 5. Methods for the Study of Locomotion
pp. 86
Chapter 6. Alternative Techniques for Locomotion on Land
pp. 103
Chapter 7. Walking, Running, and Hopping
pp. 146
Chapter 8. Climbing and Jumping
pp. 166
Chapter 9. Crawling and Burrowing
pp. 181
Chapter 10. Gliding and Soaring
pp. 209
Chapter 11. Hovering
pp. 224
Chapter 12. Powered Forward Flight
pp. 240
Chapter 13. Moving on the Surface of Water
pp. 249
Chapter 14. Swimming with Oars and Hydrofoils
pp. 266
Chapter 15. Swimming by Undulation
pp. 288
Chapter 16. Swimming by Jet Propulsion
pp. 301
Chapter 17. Buoyancy
pp. 316
Chapter 18. Aids to Human Locomotion
pp. 327
Chapter 19. Epilogue
pp. 333
References
pp. 367
Index
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