Ecology and Biomechanics: A Mechanical Approach to the Ecology of Animals and Plants
We live in a well-engineered universe. This engineering is present in every system and organism in existance, including in the actions and interactions of plants and animals. In fact, one could say that the function and movement of plants and animals is just as much a part of their makeup as chlorop...
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We live in a well-engineered universe. This engineering is present in every system and organism in existance, including in the actions and interactions of plants and animals. In fact, one could say that the function and movement of plants and animals is just as much a part of their makeup as chlorophyll and fiber or bone and blood. Consequently, if we want to understand the ecology of animals and plants especially in an integrated ecosystem, it follows that great insight can be gained by taking an approach that studies function and integration of parts rather than the individual parts themselves.
Ecology and Biomechanics: A Mechanical Approach to the Ecology of Animals and Plants offers a collection of state-of-the-art papers that ingeniously demonstrates how biomechanics can provide novel insights into long standing ecological and evolutionary questions. The majority of the book's chapters were originally presented at a symposium held at the annual meeting of the Society for Experimental Biology in Edinburgh, U.K., in 2004. Combining approaches from various disciplines, this volume covers subjects that encompass theoretical concepts and practical approaches involving research on both plants and animals, as well as interactions between the two.
Although most of the examples emphasize distinct organism-environment relationships such as the grazing of ruminants, the book also includes a few examples that span larger temporal and spatial scales, achieving wider application across ecosystems. This can be seen in the chapter Implications of Microbial Motility on the Water Column Ecosystems, which highlights how microbial ecosystems can be understood from the mechanics, morphology, and motile responses of the individual organisms.
Designed to serve as a reference for students and researchers, Ecology and Biomechanics: A Mechanical Approach to the Ecology of Animals and Plants paves the way for further research by demonstrating what can happen when the approaches from two seemingly disparate subdisciplines within the field of biology are creatively combined. |
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oai:scholar.dlu.edu.vn:DLU123456789-9572009-10-12T03:34:26Z Ecology and Biomechanics: A Mechanical Approach to the Ecology of Animals and Plants Herrel, Anthony Speck, Thomas We live in a well-engineered universe. This engineering is present in every system and organism in existance, including in the actions and interactions of plants and animals. In fact, one could say that the function and movement of plants and animals is just as much a part of their makeup as chlorophyll and fiber or bone and blood. Consequently, if we want to understand the ecology of animals and plants especially in an integrated ecosystem, it follows that great insight can be gained by taking an approach that studies function and integration of parts rather than the individual parts themselves. Ecology and Biomechanics: A Mechanical Approach to the Ecology of Animals and Plants offers a collection of state-of-the-art papers that ingeniously demonstrates how biomechanics can provide novel insights into long standing ecological and evolutionary questions. The majority of the book's chapters were originally presented at a symposium held at the annual meeting of the Society for Experimental Biology in Edinburgh, U.K., in 2004. Combining approaches from various disciplines, this volume covers subjects that encompass theoretical concepts and practical approaches involving research on both plants and animals, as well as interactions between the two. Although most of the examples emphasize distinct organism-environment relationships such as the grazing of ruminants, the book also includes a few examples that span larger temporal and spatial scales, achieving wider application across ecosystems. This can be seen in the chapter Implications of Microbial Motility on the Water Column Ecosystems, which highlights how microbial ecosystems can be understood from the mechanics, morphology, and motile responses of the individual organisms. Designed to serve as a reference for students and researchers, Ecology and Biomechanics: A Mechanical Approach to the Ecology of Animals and Plants paves the way for further research by demonstrating what can happen when the approaches from two seemingly disparate subdisciplines within the field of biology are creatively combined. Tree Biomechanics and Growth Strategies in the Context of Forest Functional Ecology: Meriem Fournier, Alexia Stokes, Catherine Coutand, Thierry Fourcaud, and Bruno Moulia Diversity of Mechanical Architectures in Climbing Plants: An Ecological Perspective: Nick Rowe, Sandrine Isnard, Friederike Gallenmüller, and Thomas Speck The Role of Blade Buoyancy and Reconfiguration in the Mechanical Adaptation of the Southern Bullkelp Durvillaea: Deane L. Harder, Craig L. Stevens, Thomas Speck, and Catriona L. Hurd Murray's Law and the Vascular Architecture of Plants: Katherine A. McCulloh and John S. Sperry Plant-Animal Mechanics and Bite Procurement in Grazing Ruminants: Wendy M. Griffiths Biomechanics of Salvia Flowers: The Role of Lever and Flower Tube in Specialization on Pollinators: Martin Reith, Regine Claßen-Bockhoff, and Thomas Speck Do Plant Waxes Make Insect Attachment Structures Dirty? ExperimentalEvidences for the Contamination Hypothesis: Elena Gorb and Stanislav Gorb Ecology and Biomechanics of Slippery Wax Barriers and Wax Running to Macaranga - Ant Mutualisms: Walter Federle and Tanja Bruening Nectar Feeding in Long-Proboscid Insects: Brendan J. Borrell and Harald W. Krenn Biomechanics and Behavioral Mimicry in Insects: Yvonne Golding and Roland Ennos Interindividual Variation in the Muscle Physiology of Vertebrate Ectotherms: Consequences for Behavioral and Ecological Performance: Carlos A. Navas, Rob S. James, and Robbie S. Wilson Power Generation during Locomotion in Anolis Lizards: An Ecomorphological Approach: Bieke Vanhooydonck, Peter Aerts, Duncan J. Irschick, and Anthony Herrel Implications of Microbial Motility on the Water Column Ecosystems: Karen Christensen-Dalsgaard The Biomechanics of Ecological Speciation: Jeffrey Podos and Andrew Hendry 2009-10-12T03:34:26Z 2009-10-12T03:34:26Z 2006 Book 084933209 http://scholar.dlu.edu.vn/thuvienso/handle/DLU123456789/957 en application/octet-stream CRC Press |