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Vertebrate Flight

Mechanics, Physiology, Morphology, Ecology and Evolution

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  • © 1990

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Authors:
  1. Ulla M. Norberg

    1. Department of Zoology, Division of Zoomorphology, University of Göteborg, Göteborg, Sweden

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Part of the book series: Zoophysiology (ZOOPHYSIOLOGY, volume 27)

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XIV
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  2. Introduction

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    Pages 1-7

  3. Basic Aerodynamics

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    Pages 8-39

  4. Physiology of Flight

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    Pages 40-60

  5. Morphological Flight Parameters

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    Pages 61-64

  6. Gliding Flight

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    Pages 65-75

  7. Soaring

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    Pages 76-84

  8. Migration

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    Pages 85-98

  9. Hovering Flight

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    Pages 99-117

  10. Forward Flight

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    Pages 118-165

  11. Scaling

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    Pages 166-179

  12. Morphological Adaptations for Flight

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    Pages 180-236

  13. Flight and Ecology

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    Pages 237-256

  14. Evolution of Flight

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    Pages 257-266

  15. Concluding Remarks

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    Pages 267-268

  16. Back Matter

    Pages 269-291
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About this book

It has been great fun to write this book, even though it has taken longer than planned, and occasionally been exasperating. The most difficult problem was deciding what to exclude among so many interesting things, because the available material usually exceeded the space. Because a book like this covers so many aspects, each component must be limited. This book is intended for graduate and undergraduate students as well as professional scientists who want to work with animal flight or to gain some insight into flight mechanics, aerodynamics, energetics, physiology, morpho­ logy, ecology and evolution. My aim has not been to give the whole mathe­ matical explanation of flight, but to provide an outline and summary of the main theories for the understanding of how aerofoils respond to an airflow. I also hope to give the reader some insight into how flight morphology and the various wing shapes have evolved and are adapted to different ecological niches and habitats.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Zoology, Division of Zoomorphology, University of Göteborg, Göteborg, Sweden

    Ulla M. Norberg

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Vertebrate Flight

  • Book Subtitle: Mechanics, Physiology, Morphology, Ecology and Evolution

  • Authors: Ulla M. Norberg

  • Series Title: Zoophysiology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-83848-4

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1990

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-83850-7Published: 08 December 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-83848-4Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0720-1842

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 291

  • Topics: Animal Physiology

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