Animal Athletes
An Ecological and Evolutionary Approach
Duncan J. Irschick and Timothy E. Higham
Author Information
Duncan J. Irschick, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, USA,Timothy E. Higham, Assistant Professor of Biology, University of California Riverside, USA
Duncan J. Irschick is a Professor in the Department of Biology at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. His interests include the evolution of form and function, ecology, and biomechanics. He has worked with many different animal species, including lizards, snakes, spiders, mammals, and sharks. He obtained his PhD from Washington University in St. Louis in 1996.
Timothy E. Higham is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Biology at the University of California, Riverside. He studies comparative biomechanics, functional morphology, and physiology in a variety of organisms ranging from lizards to fishes. He received his PhD from the University of California, Davis in 2006.
