Nature's flyers: birds, insects and the biomechanics of flight
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| adam_text | David £ Alexander
Nature s Flyers
Birds, Insects, and the
Biomechanics of Flight
Foreword by Steven Vogel
The Johns Hopkins University Press
BALTIMORE AND LONDON
CONTENTS
Foreword, by Steven Vogel xi
Preface xvii
ONE Introduction
Cast of Characters, 3; Animal Aerodynamics, 5;
Flight Plan, 6
TWO How Wings Work 8
Forces and Coefficients, 9; Producing Lift:
The Basic Model, 17; Producing Lift: The
Engineering Model, 21; Limits on Wing
Performance, 30; Shapes of Wings and Why It
Matters, 32; Wings: Too Good to Be True?, 35
THREE Gliding and Soaring 36
How Does Gliding Work?, 37; Parachuting versus
Gliding, 41; Unpowered Flight in Animals, 42;
Flight in Plants: Gliding Seeds, 48; Soaring: Staying
Aloft by Gliding, 56; Designed for Soaring, 61;
Who s Who among Soarers: The Effect of Size, 65;
Gliding and Soaring in the Repertoire of Flying
Animals, 68
Contents
FOUR Flapping and Hovering 70
The Flapping Motion: How Do Wings Flap?, 72;
Gaits of Flying Animals, 75; The Downstroke: Most
Lift and Thrust, 78; The Upstroke: Changes with
Gait, 80; Body Size: Gaits and Wing-Beat
Frequencies, 86; Can Bumblebees Fly? Unsteady
Aspects of Flapping, 89; Hovering, 98; Flight
Underwater, 103; Birds Do It, Bees Do It, Why Can t
We?, 108
Fl VE Staying on Course and Changing Direction
SIX Fueling Flight
Steering, 111; Special Problems of Flight, 112;
Stability, 114; Maneuvering, 119; Sensing: Where
Am I Now, and Where Am I Going?, 130;
Maneuverability and Lifestyles, 138
Work and Energy in Biology, 141; Muscles and
Energy, 142; The Cost of Locomotion, 145; Energy in
Biology: Metabolic Rates, 145; How Much Does It
Cost to Go from Here to There?, 150; The U-Shaped
Power Curve, 152; Fuel for Flight, 160; Is High Power
Combined with Low Cost a Paradox?, 162
SEVEN Evolving Flyers 165
Does Natural Selection Favor Flight?, 166; The
Earliest Powered Flight, 167; Insects, the First Flyers,
168; Next to Fly: Pterosaurs, 182; Birds, Proprietors of
Blue Skies, 195; Wings in the Dark: Bats, 209;
Patterns in the Evolution of Flight, 215
Contents ix
EIGHT Migrating 217
The Advantages of Aerial Migration, 218; The
Energetics of Migration, 223; Fuel for Migration, 226;
Modes of Migration, 231; Migration Distances, 236;
One Last Question, 241
NINE Finding the Way 242
Short-Range Navigation, 243; Middle-Distance
Navigation, 248; Long-Distance Navigation:
Migration, 250; Navigation: An Incomplete Picture,
TEN The Global Impact of Animal Flight 261
Flying Animals and the Natural World, 261; The
Effect of Flying Animals on Humans, 270; The
Impact of Flying Animals on Human Health, 276;
The Effect of Humans on Flying Animals, 278
EL E VEN Have the Birds and Bees Taught Us Anything Useful? 288
Direct Copying: What We Have Learned from Birds,
289; Parallel Achievements, 294; Why So Little
Technology Transfer?, 306; Tiny Flying Machines,
308; More Borrowing in the Future?, 309
Notes 311
Glossary 323
Bibliography 329
Index 347
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