The Lung-Air SAC System of Birds - Development, Structure, and Function - Hardback - 2005

Summarizing and building on earlier observations and ideas, this book provides details on the development, structure, function, and the evolutionary design of the avian respiratory system. It outlines the mechanisms and principles through which biological complexity and functional novelty have been crafted in a unique gas exchanger.
Year of publication: 2005
Pagination: 210 pages, 89 black & white illustrations, 5 colour illustrations, 6 black & white tables, biography
Format: Hardback