Avian flight / John J. Videler.

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.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Videler, John J.
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.
Series:	Oxford ornithology series ; 14.
Subjects:	Birds > Flight. Animal flight. SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Physical. Animal flight Birds > Flight Vogels. Vliegen (activiteit) Biomechanica. Fysiologische aspecten.
Online Access:	Click for online access

Table of 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.

Avian flight / John J. Videler.

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