Glimpses of creatures in their physical worlds (Record no. 32909)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9780691138077
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Original cataloging agency ICTS-TIFR
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Classification number QH505 .V625
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Personal name Vogel, Steven
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Title Glimpses of creatures in their physical worlds
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Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Princeton University Press,
Place of publication, distribution, etc. Princeton, NJ.:
Date of publication, distribution, etc. c2009
300 ## - Physical Description
Pages: 302 p.
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Summary, etc. Glimpses of Creatures in Their Physical Worlds offers an eye-opening look into how the characteristics of the physical world drive the designs of animals and plants. These characteristics impose limits but also create remarkable and subtle opportunities for the functional biology of organisms. In particular, Steven Vogel examines the size and scale, and trade-offs among different physical processes. He pays attention to how the forms and activities of animals and plants reflect the materials available to nature, and he explores the unique constraints and possibilities provided by fluid flow, structural design, and environmental forces.<br/><br/><br/>Each chapter of the book investigates a facet of the physical world, including the drag on small projectiles; the importance of diffusion and convection; the size-dependence of acceleration; the storage, conduction, and dissipation of heat; the relationship among pressure, flow, and choice in biological pumps; and how elongate structures tune their relative twistiness and bendiness. Vogel considers design-determining factors all too commonly ignored, and builds a bridge between the world described by physics books and the reality experienced by all creatures. Glimpses of Creatures in Their Physical Worlds contains a wealth of accessible information related to functional biology, and requires little more than a basic background in secondary-school science and mathematics.<br/><br/><br/>Drawing examples from creatures of land, air, and water, the book demonstrates the many uses of biological diversity and how physical forces impact biological organisms.
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        Biophysics ICTS Rack No 14 07/27/2023 IN203 dt.24th July 2023 QH505 .V625 02739 Book