Avian flight /
This accessible reference covers all the main aspects of arial locomotion by birds including sections on the history of bird flight study, aerodynamics, fuctional morphology, evolution, kinematics, physiology, energetics and the costs of flight.
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| Формат: | Licensed eBooks |
| Хэл сонгох: | англи |
| Хэвлэсэн: |
Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2005.
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| Цуврал: | Oxford ornithology series ;
14. |
| Онлайн хандалт: | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=162479 |
Агуулга:
- 1. Acquisition of knowledge
- 2. The flight apparatus
- 3. Feathers for flight
- 4. Aerodynamics
- 5. Evolution of bird flight
- 6. Bird flight modes
- 7. The bird flight engine
- 8. Energy required for flight
- 9. Comparing the metabolic costs of flight.