On the wing : insects, pterosaurs, birds, bats and the evolution of animal flight / David E. Alexander ; illustrations by Sara L. Taliaferro.
Alexander, David E., 1955- author.; Taliaferro, Sara L., illustrator.
2015
QP310.F5 A543 2015eb
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Title On the wing : insects, pterosaurs, birds, bats and the evolution of animal flight / David E. Alexander ; illustrations by Sara L. Taliaferro.
Author Alexander, David E., 1955- author.
ISBN 9780199996780 (electronic book)
0199996784 (electronic book)
Publication Details New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2015]
Language English
Description 1 online resource (xi, 210 pages) : illustrations
Call Number QP310.F5 A543 2015eb
Dewey Decimal Classification 591.5/7
Summary On the Wing is the first book to take a comprehensive look at the evolution of flight in all four groups of powered flyers: insects, pterosaurs, birds and bats. David Alexander describes and evaluates both traditional and modern wing-origin theories in light of new fossil and genetic evidence.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access Note Access limited to authorized users.
Source of Description Description based on print version record.
Added Author Taliaferro, Sara L., illustrator.
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Can't tell the players without a scorecard
Theme and variations : similarities and differences among nature's flyers
How to fly?
Gliding animals : flight without power
Insects : first to fly
Birds : the feathered flyers
Bats : wings in the dark
Pterosaurs : bygone dragons
Pedestrians descended from flyers : loss of flight
Unifying themes?

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