03489nam 22006615 450 991034929020332120200704065429.03-662-59291-610.1007/978-3-662-59291-5(CKB)4100000008870320(MiAaPQ)EBC5845512(DE-He213)978-3-662-59291-5(PPN)256305706(EXLCZ)99410000000887032020190802d2019 u| 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe Evolution and Function of Biological Macrostructures /by Georg Glaeser, Werner Nachtigall1st ed. 2019.Berlin, Heidelberg :Springer Berlin Heidelberg :Imprint: Springer,2019.1 online resource (182 pages) illustrations3-662-59290-8 Shape, Movement, Lever­ -- Sticking, Filtering, Drilling -- Gripping, Stretching, Folding -- Signalling, Swimming, Flying, Exploding -- Storage, Constructions, Building Materials -- Packaging, Primordia, Unfolding Mechanisms -- Brave New World.With spectacular large-format images complemented by scientifically grounded, yet easy-to-read, explanatory texts, Georg Glaeser and Werner Nachtigall take you on an exciting journey through the fascinating world of macrostructures – small structures in nature that fulfill specific functions. This book will pique your curiosity about a secret world known only to a few by presenting an impressive range of evolutionary mechanisms, from shrimps’ “tail flips” to the adhesive pads of gecko setae and the implementation of biological structures in the field of bionics. The book can be read in any fashion you please – the cross-references make it easy to jump across the sections, which are largely self-contained and discuss various highlights of the evolutionary process. .Life sciencesZoologyNanotechnologyPlant scienceBotanyBiomechanicsPopular Life Scienceshttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/Q25000Zoologyhttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/L25007Nanotechnology and Microengineeringhttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/T18000Plant Scienceshttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/L24000Biomechanicshttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/L29020Nanotechnologyhttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/Z14000Life sciences.Zoology.Nanotechnology.Plant science.Botany.Biomechanics.Popular Life Sciences.Zoology.Nanotechnology and Microengineering.Plant Sciences.Biomechanics.Nanotechnology.575Glaeser Georgauthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut31804Nachtigall Wernerauthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/autBOOK9910349290203321The Evolution and Function of Biological Macrostructures1918770UNINA