The Lung-Air Sac System of Birds Development, Structure, and Function /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Maina, John N. (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2005.
• Θέματα: Life sciences.; Zoology.; Animal anatomy.; Animal physiology.; Life Sciences.; Animal Physiology.; Animal Anatomy / Morphology / Histology.; Animal Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography.

In biology, few organs have so eluded understanding as the lung-air sac system of birds. Considerable progress recently has been made in filling the gaps in knowledge, however. While summarizing and building on earlier observations and ideas, this book provides cutting-edge details on the developmen...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Flight
• Development
• Qualitative Morphology
• Quantitative Morphology (Morphometry)
• Comparative Respiratory Morphology.