Engineering Animals
Author | : Mark Denny |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 396 |
Release | : 2011-05-16 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780674048546 |
ISBN-13 | : 0674048547 |
Rating | : 4/5 (547 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Engineering Animals by : Mark Denny
Download or read book Engineering Animals written by Mark Denny and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2011-05-16 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From an engineer’s perspective, how do specialized adaptations among living things really work? Writing with wit and a richly informed sense of wonder, Denny and Alan offer an expert look at animals—including humans—as works of evolutionary engineering, each exquisitely adapted to a specific manner of survival.