Symmorphosis: On Form and Function in Shaping Life

Symmorphosis: On Form and Function in Shaping Life Weibel Ewald R. Wydawca: Harvard University Press Data wydania: 2000 ISBN: 9780674000681 Liczba stron: 280 Format: 235 x 156 Rodzaj oprawy: Hardback Opis produktu: Are animals designed economically? The theory of symmorphosis predicts that the size of the parts in a system must be matched to the overall functional demand. Weibel shows how animals as different as shrews, pronghorns, dogs, goats-even humans-all develop from essentially the same blueprint by variation of design.