Understanding Body Shapes of Animals: Shapes as Mechanical Constructions and Systems Moving on Minimal Energy Level

By Holger Preuschoft

Simplifies a complicated picture of why a particular shape has evolved into its current form

Provides an interdisciplinary approach that integrates mechanics into biology, anatomy and paleontology
Passes on knowledge of zoological, primatological and anthropological aspects of functional morphology gathered by the author for more than half a century

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030276708
• ISBN13: 9783030276706
• Release Date: July 2025
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 581 Pages