{"product_id":"animal-athletes-an-ecological-and-evolutionary-approach-9780199296552","title":"Animal Athletes: An Ecological and Evolutionary Approach","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnimals perform many athletic tasks to an amazing degree of accomplishment: not only spectacular feats of running and jumping but also routine actions that ensure survival such as feeding, vocalization, diving, flying, and many more. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe study of performance capacity (defined as the ability of an animal to conduct a key task) is of great interest to both ecologists and evolutionary biologists. At an ecological level, how well individuals perform often dictates opportunities for reproduction, occupation of preferred territories, or capturing prey.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTherefore, variation in performance capacities can be a key determinant of variation in fitness within animal populations. At an evolutionary level, variation in function often follows closely from variation in form and therefore enables animals to invade novel habitats or to overtake other species.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis novel book examines how and why animal athletes have evolved. It uses examples from across the animal kingdom and integrates them into the broader context of ecology and evolution, thereby identifying common themes that transcend taxonomic divisions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnimal Athletes is an accessible textbook of particular relevance to undergraduates, graduate students, researchers, and professionals in the fields of evolutionary biology, ecology, vertebrate morphology, and functional morphology.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Duncan J. Irschick, Timothy E. Higham\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/15\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780199296552\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDuncan J. Irschick, \u003cem\u003eUniversity of Massachusetts at Amherst, USA\u003c\/em\u003e, Timothy E. Higham, \u003cem\u003eAssistant Professor of Biology, University of California Riverside, USA\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDuncan J. Irschick is a Professor in the Department of Biology at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. His interests include the evolution of form and function, ecology, and biomechanics. He has worked with many different animal species, including lizards, snakes, spiders, mammals, and sharks. He obtained his PhD from Washington University in St. Louis in 1996.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTimothy E. Higham is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Biology at the University of California, Riverside. He studies comparative biomechanics, functional morphology, and physiology in a variety of organisms ranging from lizards to fishes. He received his PhD from the University of California, Davis in 2006.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":39934198382707,"sku":"0199296553","price":123.68,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_b5d3359f-d43b-4485-aabf-0931467c3c6c.jpg?v=1647877416","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/animal-athletes-an-ecological-and-evolutionary-approach-9780199296552","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}