Bones: The Unity of Form and Function

Alexander, R McNeill, Professor, and Kosoff, Brian (Photographer), and Norell, Mark A (Foreword by)

ISBN 10: 0025836757 / ISBN 13: 9780025836754

Published by MacMillan Publishing Company, NEW YORK, 1994

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4 to; gray boards with box lettering; 223 pgs.; color photographs throughout; color photography on dj. Very good in very good dust jacket. CLEAN, TIGHT, & ATTRACTIVE. DJ PROTECTED BY NEW MYLAR WRAP.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Bones: The Unity of Form and Function
• Publisher: MacMillan Publishing Company, NEW YORK
• Publication Date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0025836757
• ISBN 13: 9780025836754
• Binding: Hard cover
• Illustrator: Heck, Edward
• Edition: First printing.
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
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Synopsis

Assembled by a team of scientists and artists, this book looks at the marvels of adaptation through natural selection - the unity of form and function in the vertebrae skeleton - everything from fish to primates including Homo Sapiens. The text provides readers with a thought-provoking demonstration of how each bone is perfectly adapted to the purpose it serves.

About the Author

R. McNeil Alexander is Deputy Head of the Department of Pure and Applied Biology at the University of Leeds, England. Considered the world's foremost authority on animal mechanics, he has received several prestigious awards, including the Scientific Medal from the Zoological Society of London.