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Nature's Flyers: Birds, Insects, and the Biomechanics of Flight - Softcover

Alexander, David E. E.

 
9780801880599: Nature's Flyers: Birds, Insects, and the Biomechanics of Flight
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0801880599 ISBN 13: 9780801880599
Verlag: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2004

Inhaltsangabe

Selected by Choice Magazine as an Outstanding Academic Title for 2003

David E. Alexander's fascination with the many animals and plants that have harnessed the air is evident in Nature's Flyers: Birds, Insects, and the Biomechanics of Flight, a detailed account of our current scientific understanding of the primary aspects of flight in nature.

Instead of relying on elaborate mathematical equations, Alexander explains the physical basis of flight with sharp prose and clear diagrams. Drawing upon bats, birds, insects, pterosaurs, and even winged seeds, he details the basic operating principles of wings and then moves progressively through more complex modes of animal flight, including gliding, flapping, and maneuvering. In addition to summarizing the latest thinking about flight's energy costs, Alexander presents a holistic view of flight and its ramifications as he explores the ecology and evolution of flying animals, addressing behaviorally important topics such as migration and navigation. With somewhat surprising answers, the author then concludes his study by examining the extent to which natural flight has been inspiring or instructive for the architects of human flight—airplane designers and engineers.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

David E. Alexander is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Huntington University. He is the author of God, Goodness, and Evil (2012) and numerous popular and scholarly articles. Daniel M. Johnson is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Shawnee State University. He is the author of a number of articles in metaphysics, epistemology, philosophy of religion, and Asian philosophy.

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Verlag
Johns Hopkins University Press
Erscheinungsdatum
2004
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0801880599
ISBN 13 
9780801880599
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Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
384
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