Lauder, G.V.,  E.G. Drucker, J.C. Nauen and C.D. Wilga.  2002. EXPERIMENTAL HYDRODYNAMICS AND EVOLUTION: CAUDAL FIN LOCOMOTION IN FISHES. In Vertebrate Biomechanics and Evolution. V.L. Bels, J-P. Gasc and A. Casinos (Eds).  BIOS Scientific Publishers Ltd: Oxford. pp. 336. ISBN: 1859962386. REVIEW This book addresses the topic of biomechanics from an evolutionary viewpoint, particularly how vertebrate evolution can be understood by studying biomechanics. The topic is addressed both from broad and specific examples of different vertebrates, and will be of interest to both biomechanic researchers and those interested in the evolution of the vertebrate body plan.

CONTENTS
PART I: THEORY AND AQUATIC ANIMALS
CH 1. BIOMECHANICS: A TOOL FOR UNDERSTANDING THE EVOLUTION OF VERTEBRATE (A. Casinos, J-P. Gasc and V.L. Bels)

Introduction
Integrating biomechanics and evolution
Conclusions
References

CH 2. ACHIEVEMENTS AND LIMITATIONS IN THE MECHANISMS OF EXTINCT ANIMALS (R. McNeill Alexander)

Introduction
Early palaeobiomechanics
Conclusions
References

CH 3. SELECTION EXPERIMENTS: AN UNDER-UTILISED TOOL IN BIOMECHANICS AND ORGANISMAL BIOLOGY (T. Garland, Jr)

Introduction
Section experiments
Selection for increased activity levels in house mice

CH 4. THE IMPORTANCE OF FUNCTIONAL PLASTICITY IN THE DESIGN AND CONTROL OF THE VERTEBRATE MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM (G. Gillis and A.A. Biewener)

Introduction
The mechanical roles of activated muscle
Evaluating the evolution and design of muscle systems
Muscle functional plasticity
Summary and conclusions
References

CH 5. BIOMECHANICS AND EVOLUTIONARY SPACE: A CASE STUDY (K.V. Kardong)

Introduction
Conceptual setting
Methods of procedure
Results
Discussion
Conclusions
References

CH 6. RESPIRATION IN ELASMOBRANCHES: NEW MODELS OF AQUATIC VENTILATION (A.P. Summers and L.A. Ferry-Graham)

Introduction
Morphology
Patterns of pressure generation
Interpreting pressure and determining patterns of water flow
Revisiting models of ventilation
Models of gas exchange
Conclusions
References

CH 7. EVALUATING SUCTION FEEDING IN FISHES (L.A. Ferry-Graham and P.C. Wainwright)

Introduction
The relationship between ram and suction
Suction feeding and water velocity
Suction feeding and buccal pressure
Evolution of suction feeding performance
Conclusions
References

CH 8. EXPERIMENTAL HYDRODYNAMICS AND EVOLUTION: CAUDAL FIN LOCOMOTION IN FISHES (G.V. Lauder, E.G. Drucker, J.C. Nauen and C.D. Wilga)

Introduction
The phylogenetic context for hydrodynamic analysis
Methodology: three-dimensional kinematics and DPIV
A walk up the cladogram
Discussion and prospectus
References

CH 9. HABITAT, BODY DESIGN AND THE SWIMMING PERFORMANCE OF FISH (P. Domenici)

Introduction
Fish body form and swimming performance
Linking habitat structural complexity and swimming performance
Habitat types
Performance parameters
Discussion
Conclusions
References

CH 10. CONSTRAINT AND CONVERGENCE IN THE EVOLUTION OF SALAMANDER FEEDING (S.M. Deban)

Introduction
Feeding morphology and mechanisms
Evolution of tongue projection
Evolution of suction feeding
Evolutionary patterns of salamander feeding mechanics
References

PART II: TERRESTRIAL AND AVIAN ANIMALS

CH 11. BIOMECHANICS AND EVOLUTION IN TERRESTRIAL AND AERIAL VERTEBRATES (J-P. Gasc, A. Casinos and V.L. Bels)

Integrating biomechanics and evolution
Biomechanics and the conquest of land and air
Conclusion

CH 12. EVALUATING THE COMPLEXITY OF THE TROPHIC SYSTEM IN REPTILIA (V.L. Bels)

Introduction
Food prehension: a complex behaviour
Discussion
References

CH 13. THE COMPARATIVE BIOMECHANICS OF A PREY-PREDATOR RELATIONSHIP: THE ADAPTIVE MORPHOLOGIES OF THE FEEDING APPARATUS OF AUSTRALIAN BLACK-COCKATOOS AND THEIR FOODS AS A BASIS FOR THE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE EVOLUTIONARY HISTORY OF THE PSITTACIFORMES (D.G. Homberger)

Introduction
Biomechanics
The evolutionary history of the Psittaciformes
Epilogue
References

CH 14. BIOMECHANICS OF THE AVIAN SKULL (R.G. Bout)

Introduction
Coupled kinesis and the ligamentum postorbitale
Lower jaw movement
Forces generated during seed cracking in finches: a case study
Functional considerations and evolutionary implications
References

CH 15. INTEGRATING KINETIC AND KINEMATIC APPROACHES TO THE ANALYSIS OF TERRESTRIAL LOCOMOTION (S.M. Reilly and A. Bicknevicius)

Introduction
Kinetic approaches to the study of tetrapod locomotion
Kinematic approaches to the study of tetrapod locomotion
Integrating the mechanical and gait landscapes in tetrapod locomotion
Conclusions and future directions
References

CH 16. EVOLUTION OF LIZARD LOCOMOTION: CONTEXT AND CONSTRAINT (R. Van Damme, B. Vanhooydonck, P. Aerts and F. De Vree)

Introduction
A case study: locomotion of lacertid lizards
Conclusions and future directions
References

CH 17. ONTOGENY RECAPITULATES PHYLOGENY? LOCOMOTION IN CHILDREN AND OTHER PRIMITIVE HOMINIDS (N.C. Heglund and B. Schepens)

Introduction
Mechanics of locomotion in human children and adults
Energy cost of locomotion in human children
Efficiency
Conclusions
References
CH 18. ORIGINS AND EVOLUTION OF DIVERSITY IN THE AVIAN WING
(J.M.V. Rayner and G.J. Dyke)
Introduction: birds after archaeopteryx
Brachial index and flight mechanics
Mesozoic avian radiations
Radiation of flight in modern birds
Discussion: patterns of radiation in birds
References

CH 19. THE INTELLECTUAL CHALLENGE OF BIOMECHANICS AND EVOLUTION (G.V. Lauder)

Introduction
The intellectual challenge
Eight key themes for future research
Prospectus