The Biology of the Avian Respiratory System Evolution, Development, Structure and Function

The central focus of this book is the avian respiratory system. The authors explain why the respiratory system of modern birds is built the way it is and works the way that it does. Birds have been and continue to attract particular interest to biologists. The more birds are studied, the more it is...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Maina, John N. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 2017, 2017
Edition:1st ed. 2017
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • The Evolution of Birds with Implications from new Fossil Evidences
  • The Avian Lingual and Laryngeal Apparatus within the Jaw Apparatus and in Comparison with the Mammalian Condition: Functional Morphology and Biomechanics of Evaporative Cooling, Feeding, Drinking, and Vocalization
  • Pulmonary Transformations of Vertebrates
  • Flying High: The Unique Physiology of Birds that Fly at High Altitudes
  • Molecular Aspects of Avian Lung Development
  • Development of the Airways and the Vasculature in the Lungs of Birds
  • Structure and Function of Avian Pulmonary Capillaries: Comparison with Mammals
  • Functional Design of the Mature Avian respiratory System
  • Structure and Function of the Shell and the Chorioallantoic Membrane of the Avian Egg: Embryonic Respiration