The biology of the avian respiratory system : evolution, development, structure and function

• Other Authors: Maina, John N. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2017.
• Subjects: ptáci; dýchací ústrojí; dinosauři; birds; respiratory tract; dinosaurs; elektronické knihy; sborníky; electronic books; papers of several authors
• ISBN: 9783319441535; 9783319441528
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xviii, 250 pages) : illustrations (some color)

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...