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Symmorphosis: On Form and Function in Shaping Life
Ewald R. Weibel
Symmorphosis: On Form and Function in Shaping Life
Ewald R. Weibel
Are animals designed economically? The theory of symmorphosis predicts that the size of the parts in a system must be matched to the overall functional demand. Weibel shows how animals as different as shrews, pronghorns, dogs, goats—even humans—all develop from essentially the same blueprint by variation of design.
280 pages, 32 halftones, 42 line illustrations, 8 tables
Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
Released | March 15, 2000 |
ISBN13 | 9780674000681 |
Publishers | Harvard University Press |
Pages | 280 |
Dimensions | 156 × 235 × 20 mm · 535 g |
Language | English |
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