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.

Библиографические подробности
Главный автор: Videler, John J.
Формат: Licensed eBooks
Язык:английский
Опубликовано: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.
Серии:Oxford ornithology series ; 14.
Online-ссылка:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=162479
Оглавление:
  • 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.