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Autore |
Kaiser Gary W |
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Titolo |
The inner bird : anatomy and evolution / / Gary W. Kaiser |
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Vancouver, : UBC Press, c2007 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-59343-9 |
9786612593437 |
0-7748-5568-1 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (401 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Birds - Anatomy |
Birds - Evolution |
Birds - Flight |
Birds |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front Matter -- Contents -- Figures and Tables -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- What Is a Bird ? -- The Bird beneath the Feathers -- A Bird Is an Animal with Hollow Bones -- A Bird Is Like a Dinosaur -- A Bird Is Not So Like a Dinosaur -- What Kind of Bird Is It? -- The Kinds of Birds -- That Bird Is Different from the Other One -- How Does a Bird Fly? -- Feathers and Feather ed Dinosaurs -- Birds with a Modern Shape -- Birds on Land -- Birds at Sea -- Conclusion -- Birds in Relation to Other Vertebrate Animals -- Geological Time Scale -- Glossary of Ornithological Terms -- Literature Cited -- Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Birds are among the most successful vertebrates on Earth. An important part of our natural environment and deeply embedded in our culture, birds are studied by more professional ornithologists and enjoyed by more amateur enthusiasts than ever before. However, both amateurs and professionals typically focus on birds' behaviour and appearance and only superficially understand the characteristics that make birds so unique. The Inner Bird introduces readers to the avian skeleton, then moves beyond anatomy to discuss the relationships between birds and dinosaurs and other early ancestors. Gary Kaiser examines the challenges scientists face in understanding avian |
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