LEADER 02461nam 2200553 a 450 001 9910818982903321 005 20230617000920.0 010 $a1-383-02949-0 010 $a1-280-75401-X 010 $a9786610754014 010 $a0-19-152414-X 010 $a1-4237-8660-2 035 $a(CKB)1000000000463506 035 $a(EBL)679594 035 $a(OCoLC)712015967 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000108138 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12026008 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000108138 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10017117 035 $a(PQKB)10449177 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC679594 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000463506 100 $a20050909d2005 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aAvian flight$b[electronic resource] /$fJohn J. Videler 210 $aOxford ;$aNew York $cOxford University Press$d2005 215 $a1 online resource (275 p.) 225 1 $aOxford ornithology series ;$v14 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-19-856603-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [235]-251) and index. 327 $aContents; 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; Appendix 1; Appendix 2; Appendix 3; References; Index 330 $aBird flight has always intrigued mankind. This book provides an up-to-date account of our existing knowledge on the subject, offering new insights and challenging some established views. A brief history of the science of flight introduces the basic physical principles governing aerial locomotion. This is followed by a treatment of flight-related functional morphology, concentrating on the difference in shape of the arm and hand part of the wings, on the structure and function of tails, and on the shape of the body. The anatomy and mechanical properties of feathers receive special attention. Ae 410 0$aOxford ornithology series ;$v14. 606 $aBirds$xFlight 615 0$aBirds$xFlight. 676 $a573.79818 700 $aVideler$b John J$01721325 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910818982903321 996 $aAvian flight$94120818 997 $aUNINA