Form and function of insect wings : the evolution of biological structures / Dmitry L. Grodnitsky.

Author/creator Grodnitsky, Dmitry L., 1962-
Format Book
Publication InfoBaltimore, Md. : Johns Hopkins University Press, 1999.
Descriptionxiv, 261 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Subjects

Partial contents Classification of insects and their wingbeat kinematics -- Wingbeats and vorticity -- Evolution of flight in the insect orders -- Problems of endopterygote insect wing functional morphology -- Appendix. Form and function: a review of general concepts.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 209-251) and index.
LCCN 98030339
ISBN0801860032 (acid-free paper)