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Avian Flight.
Bird 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. Th...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford :
OUP Oxford,
2005.
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| Colección: | Oxford ornithology series.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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| 505 | 0 | |a 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. | |
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