On the Wing
Insects, Pterosaurs, Birds, Bats and the Evolution of Animal Flight
Ask anybody what superpower they wished to possess and odds are the answer just might be the ability to fly. What is it about soaring through the air held up by the power of one's own body that has captivated humans for so long? David Alexander examines the evolution of flight in the only four animals to have evolved this ability: insects, pterosaurs, birds, and bats. With an accessible writing style grounded in rigorous research, Alexander breaks new ground in a field that has previously been confined to specialists. While birds have received the majority of attention from flight researchers, Alexander pays equal attention to all four group…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-0-19-999678-0
- EAN: 9780199996780
- Produktnummer: 19560299
- Verlag: Oxford University Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2015
- Seitenangabe: 224 S.
- Plattform: PDF
- Masse: 9'432 KB
- Abbildungen: 41 line art, 2 halftones
Über den Autor
David Alexander grew up near Dayton, Ohio, and earned a B.S. at the University of Michigan and a Ph.D. at Duke University. He has been on the faculty of the University of Kansas for over 20 years.
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