Ecological mechanics principles of life's physical interactions - Denny, Mark W. 1951- (Princeton, New Jersey Princeton University Press, 2016)
Ecological mechanics : an introduction -- Basic concepts. Basic physics and math ; Response functions -- The mechanics of transport. Diffusion : random motion and its concequences ; An introduction to fluid mechanics ; Boundary layers I : equilibrium layers ; Boundary layers II : dynamic layers ; Fluid-dynamic forces I : introduction and low-Reynolds-Number flows ; Fluid dynamic forces II : high Reynolds Numbers ; Locomotion ; Thermal mechnics I : introduction, solar heating, convection, metabolism, and evaporation ; Thermal mechanics II : stored energy, conduction, long-wave radiation, and synthesis -- Solid mechanics. Biological materials I : materials mechanics ; Biological materials II : the spectrum of biological materials ; Fracture mechnics and fatigue ; Adhesion and adhesion resistance ; Statics : bending and twsiting ; Dynamics : the mechnics of Oscillation -- Ecological mechanics. Ecoligical variation and its consequences ; Spectral analysis : quantifying variation in time and space ; Quantifying variation in time and space ; Quantifying the effects of scale ; Biology of extremes ; Pattern and self-organization ; Thoughts at the end.
Includes bibliographical references (pages [463]-478) and indexes.
Keywords: Biophysics; Biomechanics; Ecology