Avian flight / / John J. Videler
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| Autore: |
Videler John J
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| Titolo: |
Avian flight / / John J. Videler
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| Pubblicazione: | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2005 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (275 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 573.79818 |
| Soggetto topico: | Birds - Flight |
| Note generali: | Formerly CIP. |
| Previously issued in print: 2005. | |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [235]-251) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Contents; 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 |
| Sommario/riassunto: | This accessible reference covers all the main aspects of arial locomotion by birds including sections on the history of bird flight study, aerodynamics, fuctional morphology, evolution, kinematics, physiology, energetics and the costs of flight. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Avian flight |
| ISBN: | 1-383-02949-0 |
| 1-280-75401-X | |
| 9786610754014 | |
| 0-19-152414-X | |
| 1-4237-8660-2 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910818982903321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
| Opac: | Controlla la disponibilità qui |
Serie:
Oxford ornithology series ; ; 14.