Restless creatures
Subtitle: the story of life in ten movements
By: Matt Wilkinson
Publisher: Basic Books
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 308
ISBN-13: 9780465065721
Subjects: Evolution; Evolution (Biology); Extremities (Anatomy); Animal locomotion
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-289) and index.
Table of contents: title: Just put one foot in front of the other; title: Two legs good; title: Leaps of faith; title: Go-faster stripe; title: The improbable invasion; title: A winning formula; title: Brain and brawn; title: Give it a rest; title: Exodus; title: Locomotive souls.