LEADER 04250nam 2200709Ia 450 001 9910778207203321 005 20231206211807.0 010 $a1-282-59343-9 010 $a9786612593437 010 $a0-7748-5568-1 024 7 $a10.59962/9780774855686 035 $a(CKB)1000000000793436 035 $a(OCoLC)230205541 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10210519 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000280785 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11207288 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000280785 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10300798 035 $a(PQKB)11059318 035 $a(CaBNvSL)slc00208548 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3412444 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10221816 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL259343 035 $a(OCoLC)923444756 035 $a(VaAlCD)20.500.12592/hxr9t1 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3412444 035 $a(DE-B1597)661740 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780774855686 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3253091 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000793436 100 $a20070109d2007 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe inner bird$b[electronic resource] $eanatomy and evolution /$fGary W. Kaiser 210 $aVancouver $cUBC Press$dc2007 215 $a1 online resource (401 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-7748-1344-X 311 $a0-7748-1343-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFront Matter -- $tContents -- $tFigures and Tables -- $tAcknowledgments -- $tIntroduction -- $tWhat Is a Bird ? -- $tThe Bird beneath the Feathers -- $tA Bird Is an Animal with Hollow Bones -- $tA Bird Is Like a Dinosaur -- $tA Bird Is Not So Like a Dinosaur -- $tWhat Kind of Bird Is It? -- $tThe Kinds of Birds -- $tThat Bird Is Different from the Other One -- $tHow Does a Bird Fly? -- $tFeathers and Feather ed Dinosaurs -- $tBirds with a Modern Shape -- $tBirds on Land -- $tBirds at Sea -- $tConclusion -- $tBirds in Relation to Other Vertebrate Animals -- $tGeological Time Scale -- $tGlossary of Ornithological Terms -- $tLiterature Cited -- $tIndex 330 $aBirds 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 evolution - even recent advances in biomolecular genetics have failed to provide a clear evolutionary story. Using examples from recently discovered fossils of birds and near-birds, Kaiser describes an avian history based on the gradual abandonment of dinosaur-like characteristics, and the related acquisition of avian characteristics such as sophisticated flight techniques and the production of large eggs. Such developments have enabled modern birds to invade the oceans and to exploit habitats that excluded dinosaurs for millions of years. While ornithology is a complex discipline that draws on many fields, it is nevertheless burdened with obsolete assumptions and archaic terminology. The Inner Bird offers modern interpretations for some of those ideas and links them to more current research. It should help anyone interested in birds to bridge the gap between long-dead fossils and the challenges faced by living species. 606 $aBirds$xAnatomy 606 $aBirds$xEvolution 606 $aBirds$xFlight 606 $aBirds$vClassification 615 0$aBirds$xAnatomy. 615 0$aBirds$xEvolution. 615 0$aBirds$xFlight. 615 0$aBirds 676 $a571.3/18 700 $aKaiser$b Gary W$0868436 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910778207203321 996 $aThe inner bird$93699217 997 $aUNINA