The Vertebrate Integument Volume 2 Structure, Design and Function /

• Main Author: Lingham-Soliar, Theagarten (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Paleontology.; Evolutionary biology.; Animal anatomy.; Animal physiology.; Vertebrates.; Life Sciences.; Evolutionary Biology.; Animal Anatomy / Morphology / Histology.; Animal Physiology.

The emphasis in this volume is on the structure and functional design of the integument. The book starts with a brief introduction to some basic principles of physics (mechanics) including Newton’s Three Laws of Motion. These principles are subsequently used to interpret the problems animals encount...

Table of Contents:

• Swimming and Flying in Vertebrates
• Vertebrate Swimming
• Vertebrates Make Their Flight Reservations
• Flight by Membrane
• Birds
• Integumental Taphonomy
• The Last Best Hope.