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Alexander, David E., 1955- author.
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Animal flight.
Wings (Anatomy) -- Evolution.
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On the wing : insect...
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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.
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Alexander, David E., 1955- author.
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2015.
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Animal flight.
Wings (Anatomy) -- Evolution.
ISBN:
9780199996773 hardcover alkaline paper
0199996776 hardcover alkaline paper
Description:
xi, 210 pages ; 25 cm
Contents:
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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591.57 Alexander
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