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The Evolution and Function of Biological Macrostructures / by Georg Glaeser, Werner Nachtigall.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Glaeser, Georg, author.
- Nachtigall, Werner, author.
- Series:
- Biomedical and Life Sciences (Springer-11642)
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Life sciences.
- Zoology.
- Nanotechnology.
- Botany.
- Biomechanics.
- Popular Life Sciences.
- Nanotechnology and Microengineering.
- Plant Sciences.
- Local Subjects:
- Popular Life Sciences.
- Zoology.
- Nanotechnology and Microengineering.
- Plant Sciences.
- Biomechanics.
- Nanotechnology.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (XI, 170 pages) : 370 illustrations, 339 illustrations in color
- Edition:
- First edition 2019.
- Contained In:
- Springer eBooks
- Place of Publication:
- Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
- System Details:
- text file PDF
- Summary:
- With spectacular large-format images complemented by scientifically grounded, yet easy-to-read, explanatory texts, Georg Glaeser and Werner Nachtigall take you on an exciting journey through the fascinating world of macrostructures - small structures in nature that fulfill specific functions. This book will pique your curiosity about a secret world known only to a few by presenting an impressive range of evolutionary mechanisms, from shrimps' "tail flips" to the adhesive pads of gecko setae and the implementation of biological structures in the field of bionics. The book can be read in any fashion you please - the cross-references make it easy to jump across the sections, which are largely self-contained and discuss various highlights of the evolutionary process. .
- Contents:
- Shape, Movement, Lever-
- Sticking, Filtering, Drilling
- Gripping, Stretching, Folding
- Signalling, Swimming, Flying, Exploding
- Storage, Constructions, Building Materials
- Packaging, Primordia, Unfolding Mechanisms
- Brave New World.
- Other Format:
- Printed edition:
- ISBN:
- 978-3-662-59291-5
- 9783662592915
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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