Biomechanics in animal behaviour / edited by R.W. Blake, P. Domenici.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Blake, R. W. (Robert William), 1954- editor.

Domenici, P. (Paolo), editor.

Series:

Experimental biology reviews.

Experimental Biology Reviews

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Biomechanics.

Animal behavior.

Physical Description:

xv, 344 p. : ill.

Edition:

1st.

Place of Publication:

New York : Garland Science, 2021.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Biomechanics in Animal Behaviour offers a unique approach by integrating fully the fields of animal behaviour and biomechanics. It demonstrates how an understanding of biomechanical issues is an important part of evaluating and predicting animal behaviour. The book examines how behaviour is determined and/or constrained by biomechanical variables such as hydrodynamics, aerodynamics, kinematics, and the mechanical properties of biomaterials.

Contents:

Biomechanics in behaviour / P. Domenici, R.W. Blake

Biomechanics and behaviour: analyzing the mechanistic basis of movement from an evolutionary perspective / G.V. Lauder

Intermittent locomotor behaviour alters total work / R.B. Weinstein, R.J. Full

Walking and running strategies for humans and other mammals / R. McN. Alexander

Fish swimming behaviour: predictions from physical principles / P.W. Webb, C.L. Gerstner

The biomechanics of intermittent swimming behaviours in aquatic vertebrates / R.W. Blake

Bird migration performance on the basis of flight mechanics and trigonometry / T. Alerstam

Aerodynamics and behaviour of moult and take-off in birds / J.M.V. Rayner, J.P. Swaddle

The physics of chemoreception revisited: how the environment influences chemically mediated behaviour / R.W.S. Schneider, P.A. Moore

Passive orientation, hydrodynamics, acoustics and behaviour in swash-riding clams and other sandy beach invertebrates / O. Ellers

Crab claws as tools and weapons / R.N. Hughes

Linking feeding behaviour and jaw mechanics in fishes / P.C. Wainwright, M.W. Westneat, D.R. Bellwood

Biomechanics and feeding behaviour in carnivores: comparative and ontogenetic studies / B. Van Valkenburgh, W.J. Binder

Predator-prey relationships in fish and other aquatic vertebrates: kinematics and behaviour / R.S. Batty, P. Domenici

Biomechanics of display behaviour in tetrapods: throat display in squamates / V.L. Bels

The defence response in crayfish: behaviour and kinematics / N. Copp, M. Jamon

Fighting and the mechanical design of horns and antlers / A.C. Kitchener

Co-evolution of behaviour and material in the spider's web / F. Vollrath.

Notes:

BIOMECHANICS IN BEHAVIOUR. Introduction. Behavioural biomechanics in organismal biology. Behaviour and the mechanical properties of the environment, certain animal structures and tools. Conclusions. BIOMECHANICS AND BEHAVIOUR: ANALYZING THE MECHANISTIC BASIS OF MOVEMENT FROM AN EVOLUTIONARY PERSPECTIVE. Introduction. Phylogeny and the study of biomechanics and behavior. Two case studies. Discussion and prospectus. INTERMITTENT LOCOMOTOR BEHAVIOUR ALTERS TOTAL WORK. Introduction. Predictions from biomechanics and energetics based on laboratory studies of steady-state locomotor behavior. Predictions based on laboratory studies on non-steady-state locomotor behavior. Testing laboratory-based predictions from mechanics and energetics by measuring locomotor behavior in the field. Generality of the consequences of intermittent locomotor behavior in other ectotherms. Conclusion. WALKING AND RUNNING STRATEGIES FOR HUMANS AND OTHER MAMMALS. Introduction. Gaits and speeds. Routes. Taking risks. FISH SWIMMING BEHAVIOUR: PREDICTIONS FROM PHYSICAL PRINCIPLES. Introduction. Gaits as basic swimming behaviours. Simple swimming behaviours. Complex behaviours. From individual behaviours to whole organisms. Conclusions and future studies. THE BIOMECHANICS OF INTERMITTENT SWIMMING BEHAVIOURS IN AQUATIC VERTEBRATES. Introduction. Burst-and-coast swimming. Energy efficient swimming strategy in negatively buoyant fish. Porpoising. Flying fish. Conclusion. Notation. BIRD MIGRATION PERFORMANCE ON THE BASIS OF FLIGHT MECHANICS AND TRIGONOMETRY. Introduction. Gliding and flapping birds. Speed of migration. Range and fuel load. The triangle of velocities. Migration by vector summation. Routes on a globe. Final remark. Appendix: List of symbols. AERODYNAMICS AND BEHAVIOUR OF MOULT AND TAKE-OFF IN BIRDS. Introduction. Avian moult. Take-off in birds. Moult and take-off. Discussion. THE PHYSICS OF CHEMORECEPTION REVISITED: HOW THE ENVIRONMENT INFLUENCES CHEMICALLY MEDIATED BEHAVIOUR. Introduction.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-00-321080-5

1-000-44329-9

1-003-21080-5

1-000-44622-0

0-203-88747-6

9781003210801

OCLC:

1251449094