Feathers the evolution of a natural miracle
A natural miracle -- Evolution. The Rosetta Stone ; Heat shields, gliders, and insect scoops ; The Yixian Formation ; How to catch a muttonbird -- Fluff. Keeping warm ; Staying cool -- Flight. Ground-up or tree-down? ; A feathered hammer ; The perfect airfoil -- Fancy. The birds of paradise ; A feat...
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| Sprache: | eng |
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New York
Basic Books
c2011
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| Online Zugang: | Autorenbiografie Verlagsangaben Inhaltsverzeichnis |
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | A natural miracle -- Evolution. The Rosetta Stone ; Heat shields, gliders, and insect scoops ; The Yixian Formation ; How to catch a muttonbird -- Fluff. Keeping warm ; Staying cool -- Flight. Ground-up or tree-down? ; A feathered hammer ; The perfect airfoil -- Fancy. The birds of paradise ; A feather in her cap ; Give us those nice bright colors -- Function. Of murres and muddlers; The mighty Penna ; The featherless head -- A debt of wonder -- Appendix A. An illustrated guide to feathers -- Appendix B. Feathers and conservation. |
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| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 301-317) and index |
| Beschreibung: | XVI, 336 S. ill., map 22 cm |
| ISBN: | 0465023460 0-465-02346-0 9780465020133 978-0-465-02013-3 9780465023462 978-0-465-02346-2 0465020135 0-465-02013-5 |