Gliding Mammals
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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.
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.
Catching Air
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Author : Sneed B. Collard, III
language : en
Publisher:
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.
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.
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.
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.
Ecological And Environmental Physiology Of Mammals
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Author : Philip C. Withers
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2016-10-27
Ecological And Environmental Physiology Of Mammals written by Philip C. Withers 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 2016-10-27 with Science categories.
Mammals are the so-called "pinnacle" group of vertebrates, successfully colonising virtually all terrestrial environments as well as the air (bats) and sea (especially pinnipeds and cetaceans). How mammals function and survive in these diverse environments has long fascinated mammologists, comparative physiologists and ecologists. Ecological and Environmental Physiology of Mammals explores the physiological mechanisms and evolutionary necessities that have made the spectacular adaptation of mammals possible. It summarises our current knowledge of the complex and sophisticated physiological approaches that mammals have for survival in a wide variety of ecological and environmental contexts: terrestrial, aerial, and aquatic. The authors have a strong comparative and quantitative focus in their broad approach to exploring mammal ecophysiology. As with other books in the Ecological and Environmental Physiology Series, the emphasis is on the unique physiological characteristics of mammals, their adaptations to extreme environments, and current experimental techniques and future research directions are also considered. This accessible text is suitable for graduate level students and researchers in the fields of mammalian comparative physiology and physiological ecology, including specialist courses in mammal ecology. It will also be of value and use to the many professional mammologists requiring a concise overview of the topic.
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.
Taking Wing
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Author : Pat Shipman
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 1999-01-15
Taking Wing written by Pat Shipman and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999-01-15 with Science categories.
In 1861, just a few years after the publication of Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species, a scientist named Hermann von Meyer made an amazing discovery. Hidden in the Bavarian region of Germany was a fossil skeleton so exquisitely preserved that its wings and feathers were as obvious as its reptilian jaws and tail. This transitional creature offered tangible proof of Darwin's theory of evolution. Hailed as the First Bird, Archaeopteryx has remained the subject of heated debates for the last 140 years. Are birds actually living dinosaurs? Where does the fossil record really lead? Did flight originate from the "ground up" or "trees down"? Pat Shipman traces the age-old human desire to soar above the earth and to understand what has come before us. Taking Wing is science as adventure story, told with all the drama by which scientific understanding unfolds.
Animals In Motion
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Author : Pamela Hickman
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2000
Animals In Motion written by Pamela Hickman 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 locomotion categories.
Discusses some of the ways different animals move from place to place.