The rise of birds : 225 million years of evolution.

By:

Chatterjee, Sankar [Author]

Material type: Text

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9781421416144

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Genre/Form:

Electronic Books.

LOC classification:

QL677 .R574 2015

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Contents:

The evolution of an airframe -- The origin of birds -- Archaeopteryx : an ancient wing -- Protoavis : a precocious Triassic bird -- Basal avialans : the long-tailed birds -- Pygostylia : the short-tailed birds -- Enantiornithes : global Cretaceous birds -- Ornithuromorphs : the prelude to modern birds -- The end-Cretaceous mass extinction -- The avian revolution begins -- The origin of flight -- Eggs, embryos and heterochrony -- Feathers and footprints -- The feeding mechanism and cranial kinesis -- Birds and humans.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	URL	Status	Date due	Barcode
Online Book (LOGIN USING YOUR MY CIU LOGIN AND PASSWORD)	G. Allen Fleece Library ONLINE	Non-fiction	QL677.3 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Link to resource	Available		ocn904801685

Includes bibliographies and index.

Mesozoic Pompeii -- The evolution of an airframe -- The origin of birds -- Archaeopteryx : an ancient wing -- Protoavis : a precocious Triassic bird -- Basal avialans : the long-tailed birds -- Pygostylia : the short-tailed birds -- Enantiornithes : global Cretaceous birds -- Ornithuromorphs : the prelude to modern birds -- The end-Cretaceous mass extinction -- The avian revolution begins -- The origin of flight -- Eggs, embryos and heterochrony -- Feathers and footprints -- The feeding mechanism and cranial kinesis -- Birds and humans.

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