Restless creatures : the story of life in ten movements
Wilkinson, Matt, 1975-2016
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Despite the overwhelming diversity of life on earth, one theme has dominated its evolution: the apparently simple act of moving from one place to another. This book tells the incredible story of locomotion in human and animal evolution. Evolutionary biologist Matt Wilkinson shows why our ancestors became two-legged, why we have opposable thumbs, why the backbone appeared, how fish fins became limbs, how even trees are locomotion-obsessed, and how movement has shaped our minds as well as our bodies. He explains why there are no flying monkeys or biological wheels, how dinosaurs took to the air, how Mexican waves began in the animal kingdom, and why moving can make us feel good.
Main title:
Restless creatures : the story of life in ten movements / Matt Wilkinson.
Author:
Wilkinson, Matt, 1975-, author
Imprint:
London : Icon, 2016.
Collation:
ix, 308 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Originally published: New York: Basic Books.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781785780455 (hbk)
Dewey class:
573.79573.79 WIL
Language:
English
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BRN:
1864554
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