How birds fly the science and art of avian flight

"A study of the physics and evolution of avian flight."--

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cavanagh, Peter (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Buffalo, New York ; Richmond Hill, Ontario : Firefly Books, 2024.
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Table of 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.