Life's Devices The Physical World of Animals and Plants

Life's Devices The Physical World of Animals and Plants

This entertaining and informative book describes how living things bump up against non-biological reality. "My immodest aim," says the author, "is to change how you view your immediate surroundings." He asks us to wonder about the design of plants and animals around us: why a fis...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Vogel, Steven (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Princeton, NJ Princeton University Press, [2020]
Subjects:
Biomechanics.
Biophysics.
Dendraster.
Dineutes.
Halobates.
Halosaccion.
Hydra.
Luna.
Macronema.
Metridium.
Mimosa.
Nereocystis.
Pilobolus.
Potamodytes.
Quetelet.
Velcro.
abductin;Halosaccion;albumin;airfoils;Antheraea;Argyronetes;Ascaris;axonal transport;bending;Bombyx.
capillary.
centroid.
continuity.
creeks.
cyclosis.
detergent.
echinoderms.
fabrics.
fiberglass.
foraminifera.
frameworks.
gait.
jellyfish.
kneecap.
oak tree.
SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biology.
EBSCO eBooks
Online Access:https://www.lib.tsu.ru/mminfo/2023/EBSCO/2378121.pdf

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https://www.lib.tsu.ru/mminfo/2023/EBSCO/2378121.pdf

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