Mark W. Denny (b. 1951) is a professor of biology at Stanford University. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly known as Stanford University or simply Stanford, is a private Research university located in
His research on the intertidal zone of wave-swept shores has led to increased understanding of this habitat. His most publicized research is his work on locomotion of water striders, which led to the coining of the term "Denny's paradox" to explain a discrepancy between physics and previous understanding of how surface-dwelling animals such as these insects move. The family Gerridae contains insects commonly known as water striders, water bugs, magic bugs, pond skaters, skaters, skimmers In the study of Animal locomotion, Denny's paradox refers to the apparent impossibility of surface-dwelling animals such as the Water strider generating enough propulsive
Books
Denny is the author of several books, including:
- Biology and the Mechanics of Wave-Swept Shores (1985)
- Air and Water (1993)
- Chance in Biology: Using Probability to Explore Nature (with Steven Gaines) (2002)
- Conversations With Marco Polo: The Remarkable Life of Eugene C. Haderlie (with Joanna L. Nelson) (2006)
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