Animal athletes : an ecological and evolutionary approach / Duncan J. Irschick, Professor, Department of Biology, University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA, Timothy E. Higham, Associate Professor, Department of Biology, University of California, Riverside, USA.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Irschick, Duncan J. (Author)
Higham, Timothy E. (Author)
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2016.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Animal mechanics.
Animal locomotion.
Animal ecology.
Evolution (Biology)
Vertebrates.
Physical Description:x, 255 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Animal performance : an overview
  • The ecology of performance. 1, Studies of fitness
  • The ecology of performance. 2, performance in nature
  • The ecology of performance. 3, Physiological ecology
  • The evolution of performance. 1, Mechanism and anatomy
  • The evolution of performance. 2, Convergence, key innovations, and adaptation
  • Trade-offs and constraints on performance
  • Sexual selection and performance
  • Extreme performance : the good, the bad, and the extremely rapid
  • Genetics, geographic variation, and community ecology
  • Human athletics : a link to nonhuman animals?
  • Conclusion.