On the Wing: Insects, Pterosaurs, Birds, Bats and the Evolution of Animal Flight
- ISBN-10
- 0199996776
- ISBN-13
- 9780199996773
- Series
- On the Wing
- Category
- Science
- Pages
- 210
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Author
- Dr. David E. Alexander
Description
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. David Alexander describes and evaluates both traditional and modern wing-origin theories in light of new fossil and genetic evidence.
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