To see accurate pricing, please choose your delivery country.
 
 
United States
£ GBP
All Shops

British Wildlife

8 issues per year 84 pages per issue Subscription only

British Wildlife is the leading natural history magazine in the UK, providing essential reading for both enthusiast and professional naturalists and wildlife conservationists. Published eight times a year, British Wildlife bridges the gap between popular writing and scientific literature through a combination of long-form articles, regular columns and reports, book reviews and letters.

Subscriptions from £33 per year

Conservation Land Management

4 issues per year 44 pages per issue Subscription only

Conservation Land Management (CLM) is a quarterly magazine that is widely regarded as essential reading for all who are involved in land management for nature conservation, across the British Isles. CLM includes long-form articles, events listings, publication reviews, new product information and updates, reports of conferences and letters.

Subscriptions from £26 per year
Academic & Professional Books  Organismal to Molecular Biology  Animals: Vertebrate Zoology

Elastic Mechanisms in Animal Movement

By: Alexander R McNeill(Author)
150 pages, b/w illustrations
Elastic Mechanisms in Animal Movement
Click to have a closer look
Select version
  • Elastic Mechanisms in Animal Movement ISBN: 9780521349680 Paperback Jan 1988 Not in stock: Usually dispatched within 1 week
    £44.99
    #205309
  • Elastic Mechanisms in Animal Movement ISBN: 9780521341608 Hardback Aug 1988 Out of Print #205308
Selected version: £44.99
About this book Contents Customer reviews Related titles

About this book

Originally published in 1988, Elastic Mechanisms in Animal Movement is about the uses and implications of elastic properties in various aspects of animal biology. After a brief study of the properties of elastic materials, Elastic Mechanisms in Animal Movement considers the functions of springs in the bodies of animals. Drawing on specific examples, the uses of elastic structures as, amongst other things, muscle antagonists, energy stores, catapults and suspension springs are described. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in animal mechanics.

Contents

Preface

1. Elastic materials
2. Springs as muscle antagonists
3. Springs as energy stores: running
4. Springs as energy stores: swimming and flight
5. Fibre-wound animals
6. Springs as catapults
7. Suspension springs and shock absorbers
8. Springs and control
9. Springs and size

References
Index

Customer Reviews

By: Alexander R McNeill(Author)
150 pages, b/w illustrations
Current promotions
New and Forthcoming BooksBritish Wildlife Magazine SubscriptionClearance SaleBuyers Guides