Restless creatures : the story of life in ten movements

Author/Creator:

Wilkinson, Matt, 1975- author

Publication/Creation:

New York : Basic Books, [2016]

Resource Type:

Book

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Additional/Related Title Information

Full Title:

Restless creatures : the story of life in ten movements / Matt Wilkinson

Subjects/Genre

Subjects:

Animal locomotion
Extremities (Anatomy)--Evolution
Evolution (Biology)
Locomotion
Biological Evolution

Description/Summary

Table of Contents:

Just put one foot in front of the other -- Two legs good -- Leaps of faith -- Go-faster stripe -- The improbable invasion -- A winning formula -- Brain and brawn -- Give it a rest -- Exodus -- Locomotive souls.

Summary:

Most of us never think about how we get from one place to another. For most people, putting one foot in front of the other requires no thought at all. Yet the fact that we and other species are able to do so is one of the great triumphs of evolution. To truly understand how life evolved on Earth, it is crucial to understand movement. This is a bold new argument that the true story of evolution is the story of locomotion, from the first stirrings of bacteria to the amazing feats of Olympic athletes.

Language:

English

Physical Type/Description:

vii, 308 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Additional Identifiers

Catalog ID (MMSID):

9936542082102486

ISBN:

9780465065721
0465065724

OCLC Number:

884814509

Barcode:

010002809722