Constructional Morphology and Evolution (Paperback)

H Schafer; Norbert Schmidt-Kittler; Klaus Vogel
Springer
 9783642761584
3-642-76158-5

Constructional morphology explains features of organisms from a constructional and functional point of view. By means of physical analysis it explains the operational aspects of organic structures - how.

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they can perform the activities organisms are expected to fulfil in order to survive in their environment. Constructional morphology also explains options and constraints during the evolution determined by internal constructional needs, ontogenetic demands, inherited organizational preconditions and environmental clues.