Avian flight
A novel insight into the interactions between wings and air challenges established theories relating to the origin of bird flight. Take-off, flapping flight, gliding and landing are the basic ingredients of bird flight, and birds use a variety of flight styles from hovering to soaring. Flight muscle...
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| Ngôn ngữ: | Undetermined English |
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Oxford,New York
Oxford University Press
2005
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| Thư viện lưu trữ: | Trung tâm Học liệu Trường Đại học Trà Vinh |
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| Tóm tắt: | A novel insight into the interactions between wings and air challenges established theories relating to the origin of bird flight. Take-off, flapping flight, gliding and landing are the basic ingredients of bird flight, and birds use a variety of flight styles from hovering to soaring. Flight muscles consisting of mosaics of specialized fibers are the engines that generate the force required to keep the wings and tail in the gliding configuration and perform work during flapping motion |
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| Mô tả vật lý: | xv, 258 p. ill. 24 cm |
| Thư mục: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| số ISBN: | 0198566034 9780198566038 |