Item 14549On the Wing: Insects, Pterosaurs, Birds, Bats and the Evolution of Animal Flight
Oxford University Press, 2015. Binding: Hardcover. Condition: New / New. Pages: 210 Alexander guides readers through the anomalies of the flying world: hovering hummingbirds, unexpected gliders [squirrels, for instance], and the flyers that went extinct [pterosaurs]. Alexander also delves into wing-origin theory and explores whether birds entered the skies from.....