Nature's Flyers: Birds, Insects, and the Biomechanics of Flight

by David E. Alexander

Book Overview

Selected by Choice Magazine as an Outstanding Academic Title for 2003

David E. Alexander's fascination with the many animals and plants that have harnessed the air is evident in Nature's Flyers: Birds, Insects, and the Biomechanics of Flight, a detailed account of our current scientific understanding of the primary aspects of flight in nature.

Instead of relying on elaborate mathematical equations, Alexander explains the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801867568
• ISBN13: 9780801867569
• Release Date: March 2002
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.7" x 8.8"