Biology Of Gliding Mammals
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Biology Of Gliding Mammals
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Author : Ross L. Goldingay
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2000
Biology Of Gliding Mammals written by Ross L. Goldingay and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Animal flight categories.
Gliding Mammals Of The World
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Author : Stephen Matthew Jackson
language : en
Publisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING
Release Date : 2012
Gliding Mammals Of The World written by Stephen Matthew Jackson and has been published by CSIRO PUBLISHING this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Nature categories.
This book provides a synthesis of all that is known about the biology of gliding mammals. It includes a brief description of each species, together with a map and a full-colour painting. It outlines the origins and biogeography of each group of gliding mammals and examines the incredible physical adaptations.
Flight Of Mammals From Terrestrial Limbs To Wings
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Author : Aleksandra A. Panyutina
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2015-03-13
Flight Of Mammals From Terrestrial Limbs To Wings written by Aleksandra A. Panyutina and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-03-13 with Science categories.
This book offers a new explanation for the development of flight in mammals and offers detailed morphological descriptions of mammals with flapping flight. The skeletomuscular apparatus of the shoulder girdle and forelimbs of tree shrews, flying lemurs and bats is described in detail. Special attention is paid to the recognition of peculiar features of the skeleton and joints. For the basic locomotor patterns of flying lemurs and bats, the kinematic models of the shoulder girdle elements are developed. The most important locomotor postures of these animals are analyzed by means of statics. The key structural characters of the shoulder girdle and forelimbs of flying lemurs and bats, the formation of which provided transition of mammals from terrestrial locomotion to gliding and then, to flapping flight, are recognized. The concept is proposed that preadaptations preceding the acquisition of flapping flight could have come from widely sprawled forelimb posture while gliding from tree to tree and running up the thick trunks. It is shown that flying lemur is an adequate morphofunctional model for an ancestral stage of bats. The evolutionary ecomorphological scenario describing probable transformational stages of typical parasagittal limbs of chiropteran ancestors into wings is developed.
Catching Air
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Author : Sneed B. Collard, III
language : en
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Release Date : 2021-04-06
Catching Air written by Sneed B. Collard, III and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-04-06 with categories.
*NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Book* *Junior Library Guild Selection 2017* Only a few dozen vertebrate animals have evolved true gliding abilities, but they include an astonishing variety of mammals, reptiles, and amphibians.
The Biology Of Australian Possums And Gliders
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Author : Ross L. Goldingay
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2004
The Biology Of Australian Possums And Gliders written by Ross L. Goldingay and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Acrobatidae categories.
Proceedings of a symposium held in Brisbane in July 2001, convened as part of the 47th annual conference of the Australian Mammal Society.
Gliders Of Australia
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Author : David Lindenmayer
language : en
Publisher: UNSW Press
Release Date : 2002
Gliders Of Australia written by David Lindenmayer and has been published by UNSW Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with History categories.
This book deals with all six species of Australian gliders, which range in size from the tiny 12-gram Feathertail Glider to the 1.3-kg Greater Glider. It relates the story of this extraordinary group of animals, which possess a fascinating array of adaptations to their nocturnal and gliding existence.
Gliding Mammals
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Author : Stephen Matthew Jackson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012
Gliding Mammals written by Stephen Matthew Jackson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Diprotodontia categories.
There are 64 species of extant gliding mammals that are currently recognized, which are divided into six different families. These comprise eight species of gliding marsupials that live within Australasia and include six species of lesser gliding possums of Petaurus (family Petauridae), one species of greater glider of Petauroides (family Pseudocheiridae), and one species of feathertail glider of Acrobates (family Acrobatidae). The flying squirrels of the tribe Pteromyini within the rodent family Sciuridae represent the greatest diversity of gliding mammals, with a total of 48 species in 15 genera currently recognized, and occur throughout Asia, Europe, and North America. A second group of gliding rodents, known as the scaly-tailed flying squirrels, comprises six species from the family Anomaluridae that live in central and western Africa. The most specialized and unique of the extant gliding mammals are the enigmatic colugos, or flying lemurs, of the order Dermoptera that comprise two species and occur throughout Southeast Asia and the Philippines. In addition to the extant species there are various fossils of extinct species that are thought to have had an ability to glide, although there has been a lot of debate over most of these taxa. These fossil taxa include 3 marsupials, 18 dermopterans, 51 flying squirrels, 7 species of scaly-tailed flying squirrels, and 1 extinct species in each of the families Myoxidae, Eomyidae, and Volaticotheriidae. The taxonomic status of many living and extinct gliding mammals is still in a state of flux, and significant further revision of the taxonomic status of many groups still needs to be resolved.
On The Wing
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Author : Dr. David E. Alexander
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 2015
On The Wing written by Dr. David E. Alexander and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015 with Science categories.
"On the Wing is the first book to take a comprehensive look at the evolution of flight in all four groups of powered flyers: insects, pterosaurs, birds, and bats."--Book jacket.
Mammals
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Author : Thomas Stainforth Kemp
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2017
Mammals written by Thomas Stainforth Kemp and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017 with Mammals categories.
Relative newcomers within the story of evolution, mammals are hugely successful and have colonized land, water, and air. Tom Kemp discusses the great diversity of mammalian species, and looks at how their very disparate characteristics, physiologies, and behaviours are all largely driven by one uniting factor: endothermy, or warm-bloodedness.
Animal Flight
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Author : Colin J. Pennycuick
language : en
Publisher: Hodder Education
Release Date : 1972
Animal Flight written by Colin J. Pennycuick and has been published by Hodder Education this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1972 with Animal locomotion categories.