On the wing : insects, pterosaurs, birds, bats, and the evolution of animal flight / David E. Alexan...
On the wing : insects, pterosaurs, birds, bats, and the evolution of animal flight / David E. Alexan...
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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Publisher
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2015]
Call Numbers
G 2015/4009
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Language
English
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Physical content
xi, 210 pages ; 25 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
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 -- Ped...
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Publisher
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2015]
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
[2015]
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Full title
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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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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G 2015/4009
Record Identifier
74VKRbwrad0y
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKRbwrad0y
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ISBN
0199996776 hardcover alkaline paper
9780199996773 hardcover alkaline paper
DDC
591.57
MMS ID
991023242829702626
