The Lung-Air Sac System of Birds Development, Structure, and Function

In biology, few organs have so eluded understanding as the lung-air sac system of birds. Considerable progress recently has been made in filling the gaps in knowledge, however. While summarizing and building on earlier observations and ideas, this book provides cutting-edge details on the developmen...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Maina, John N.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2005, 2005
Edition:1st ed. 2005
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Flight
  • Development
  • Qualitative Morphology
  • Quantitative Morphology (Morphometry)
  • Comparative Respiratory Morphology