On the wing : insects, pterosaurs, birds, bats and the evolution of animal flight / / David E. Alexander ; illustrations by Sara L. Taliaferro |
Autore | Alexander David E. <1955-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, [England] ; ; New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (225 p.) |
Disciplina | 591.57 |
Soggetto topico |
Animal flight
Wings (Anatomy) - Evolution |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
0-19-999679-2
0-19-999678-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Note on Sources; 1. Can't Tell the Players without a Scorecard; 2. Theme and Variations: Similarities and Differences among Nature's Flyers; 3. How to Fly?; 4. Gliding Animals: Flight without Power; 5. Insects: First to Fly; 6. Birds: The Feathered Flyers; 7. Bats: Wings in the Dark; 8. Pterosaurs: Bygone Dragons; 9. Pedestrians Descended from Flyers: Loss of Flight; 10. Unifying Themes?; Bibliography; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910461644103321 |
Alexander David E. <1955-> | ||
Oxford, [England] ; ; New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2015 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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On the wing : insects, pterosaurs, birds, bats and the evolution of animal flight / / David E. Alexander ; illustrations by Sara L. Taliaferro |
Autore | Alexander David E. <1955-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, [England] ; ; New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (225 p.) |
Disciplina | 591.57 |
Soggetto topico |
Animal flight
Wings (Anatomy) - Evolution |
ISBN |
0-19-999679-2
0-19-999678-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Note on Sources; 1. Can't Tell the Players without a Scorecard; 2. Theme and Variations: Similarities and Differences among Nature's Flyers; 3. How to Fly?; 4. Gliding Animals: Flight without Power; 5. Insects: First to Fly; 6. Birds: The Feathered Flyers; 7. Bats: Wings in the Dark; 8. Pterosaurs: Bygone Dragons; 9. Pedestrians Descended from Flyers: Loss of Flight; 10. Unifying Themes?; Bibliography; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910797584603321 |
Alexander David E. <1955-> | ||
Oxford, [England] ; ; New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2015 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
|
On the wing : insects, pterosaurs, birds, bats and the evolution of animal flight / / David E. Alexander ; illustrations by Sara L. Taliaferro |
Autore | Alexander David E. <1955-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, [England] ; ; New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (225 p.) |
Disciplina | 591.57 |
Soggetto topico |
Animal flight
Wings (Anatomy) - Evolution |
ISBN |
0-19-999679-2
0-19-999678-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Note on Sources; 1. Can't Tell the Players without a Scorecard; 2. Theme and Variations: Similarities and Differences among Nature's Flyers; 3. How to Fly?; 4. Gliding Animals: Flight without Power; 5. Insects: First to Fly; 6. Birds: The Feathered Flyers; 7. Bats: Wings in the Dark; 8. Pterosaurs: Bygone Dragons; 9. Pedestrians Descended from Flyers: Loss of Flight; 10. Unifying Themes?; Bibliography; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910809987603321 |
Alexander David E. <1955-> | ||
Oxford, [England] ; ; New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2015 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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