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The Biomechanics of Insect Flight: Form, Function, Evolution
Robert Dudley
The Biomechanics of Insect Flight: Form, Function, Evolution
Robert Dudley
Presents an explanation of how insects fly. This book relates the biomechanics of flight to insect ecology and evolution. It begins with an overview of insect flight biomechanics, and explains insect morphology, wing motions, aerodynamics, flight energetics, and flight metabolism within a modern phylogenetic setting.
536 pages, 10 tables, 35 line illus., 6 color plates
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | September 29, 2002 |
ISBN13 | 9780691094915 |
Publishers | Princeton University Press |
Pages | 496 |
Dimensions | 156 × 233 × 30 mm · 956 g |
Language | English |