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How birds fly : the science & art of avian flight / Peter Cavanagh.

Van Pelt Library QL698.7 .C38 2024
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Cavanagh, Peter, author.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Birds--Flight.
Birds.
Physical Description:
336 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm
Other Title:
How birds fly : the science and art of avian flight
Place of Publication:
Buffalo, New York ; Richmond Hill, Ontario : Firefly Books, [2024]
Summary:
"A study of the physics and evolution of avian flight."-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Why birds fly
The evolution of bird flight
Flight equipment
The aerodynamics of bird flight
Takeoff and landing
Gliding and soaring
Flapping flight
In-flight maneuvers
Flight specialists
Migration
Losing flight
Bioinspired flight
Flight stories.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780228104865
0228104866
OCLC:
1428038941
Publisher Number:
90101069749

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