The Biology of the Avian Respiratory System : Evolution, Development, Structure and Function - Maina, John N.; SpringerLink (Online service) (Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017)
The Evolution of Birds with Implications from new Fossil Evidences -- The Avian Lingual and Laryngeal Apparatus within the Jaw Apparatus and in Comparison with the Mammalian Condition: Functional Morphology and Biomechanics of Evaporative Cooling, Feeding, Drinking, and Vocalization -- Pulmonary Transformations of Vertebrates -- Flying High: The Unique Physiology of Birds that Fly at High Altitudes -- Molecular Aspects of Avian Lung Development -- Development of the Airways and the Vasculature in the Lungs of Birds -- Structure and Function of Avian Pulmonary Capillaries: Comparison with Mammals -- Functional Design of the Mature Avian respiratory System -- Structure and Function of the Shell and the Chorioallantoic Membrane of the Avian Egg: Embryonic Respiration.
Keywords: Animal physiology; Evolutionary biology; Developmental biology; Animal Physiology; Evolutionary Biology; Developmental Biology