Gary W. Kaiser

The Inner Bird: Anatomy and Evolution

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Introduces readers to the avian skeleton, then moves beyond anatomy to discuss the relationships between birds and dinosaurs and other early ancestors. This book examines the challenges which the scientists face in understanding avian evolution. Using examples from fossils of birds and near-birds, it describes an avian history.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of British Columbia Press
• Seitenzahl: 464
• Altersempfehlung: ab 22 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: Februar 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 246mm x 172mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 696g
• ISBN-13: 9780774813440
• ISBN-10: 077481344X
• Artikelnr.: 23804936

Autorenporträt

Gary W. Kaiser has worked as a biologist for Environment Canada and the Nature Conservancy of Canada, also as an independent researcher. He is a co-author of the 4-volume Birds of British Columbia.

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1: What is a bird?
1 A bird is a pedestrian puppeteer
2 A bird is an animal with hollow bones
3 A bird is like a dinosaur
4 A bird is not so like a dinosaur
Part 2: What kind of bird is it?
5 A family tree for birds
6 That bird is different from the other one
Part 3: How does a bird fly?
7 Feathers and feathered dinosaurs
8 Birds with a modern shape
9 Birds on land
10 Birds at sea
Conclusion