Kaiser: The Inner Bird-: Anatomy and Evolution

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3/ 2007 |  Kart, F:17,5x24,7 cm, 386 S, Schwarzweiß-Zeichnungen. | WG: Buch | Das Werk beschäftigt sich ausführlich mit der Anatomie und Evolution des Vogelskeletts, stellt Vergleiche zu den Vorgängern der Vögel und den unterschiedlichen Lebensräumen der Vögel an. Ein Glossar beschreibt die entsprechenden Fachausdrücke zum Thema. | Birds are among the most successful vertebrates on Earth. An important part of our natural environment and deeply embedded in our culture, birds are studied by more professional ornithologists and enjoyed by more amateur enthusiasts than ever before. However, both amateurs and professionals focus on birds’ behaviour and appearance and thus only superficially understand the characteristics that make birds so unique. The Inner Bird introduces readers to the avian skeleton, then moves beyond anatomy to discuss the relationships between birds and dinosaurs and other early ancestors. Gary Kaiser examines the challenges scientists face in understanding avian evolution - even recent advances in biomolecular genetics have failed to provide a clear evolutionary story. Using examples from recently discovered fossils of birds and near-birds, Kaiser describes an avian history based on the gradual abandonment of dinosaur-like characteristics, and discusses the development of sophisticated flight techniques and the production of large eggs: qualities that have enabled modern birds to invade the oceans and to exploit habitats that excluded dinosaurs for millions of years. | [E] |

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