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Convergent Evolution Animal Form and Function /

This volume presents a series of case studies, at different levels of inclusivity, of how organisms exhibit functional convergence as a key evolutionary mechanism resulting in responses to similar environmental constraints in mechanically similar ways. The contributors to this volume have selected a...

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Körperschaft: SpringerLink (Online service)
Weitere Verfasser: Bels, Vincent L. (HerausgeberIn), Russell, Anthony P. (HerausgeberIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2023.
Ausgabe:1st ed. 2023.
Schriftenreihe:Fascinating Life Sciences,
Schlagworte:
Evolution (Biology).
Zoology.
Anatomy, Comparative.
Physiology.
Ecophysiology.
Materials.
Bionics.
Evolutionary Biology.
Animal Anatomy.
Animal Physiology.
Bioinspired Materials.
Online-Zugang:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-11441-0
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Inhaltsangabe:
  • The Concept of Convergent Evolution and Its Relationship to the Understanding of Form and Function
  • Odonatopteran Approaches to the Challenges of Flight: Convergence of Responses Subject to a Common Set of Morphological Constraints
  • Digging Up Convergence in Fossorial Rodents: Insights into Burrowing Activity and Morpho-Functional Specializations of the Masticatory Apparatus
  • Testing for Convergent Evolution in Baleen Whale Cochleae
  • The Sacro-Iliac Joint of the Felidae and Canidae and Their Large Ungulate Prey: An Example of Divergence and Convergence
  • Aquatic Feeding in Lissamphibia
  • Convergence of Aquatic Feeding Modes in the Sauropsida (Crocodiles, Birds, Lizards, Snakes And, Turtles)
  • Convergent Evolution of Secondarily Aquatic Feeding in Mammals
  • Solutions to a Sticky Problem: Convergence of the Adhesive Systems of Geckos and Anoles (Reptilia: Squamata)
  • Convergent Evolution of Animal Adhesive Pads
  • Convergence of Arboreal Locomotor Specialization: Morphological andBehavioral Solutions for Movement on Narrow and Compliant Supports
  • Convergent Evolution of Manual and Pedal Grasping Capabilities in Tetrapods
  • Convergence in Gliding Animals: Morphology, Behavior, and Mechanics
  • Convergence of Bipedal Locomotion: Why Walk or Run on Only Two Legs
  • Aquatic Locomotion: Environmental Constraints That Drive Convergent Evolution
  • Convergent Evolution of Attachment Mechanisms in Aquatic Animals
  • Convergent Evolution: Theory and Practice for Bioinspiration
  • Conclusion and Perspectives: What Convergent Evolution of Animal Forms and Functions Says About the Predictability of Evolution.

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