Robert Dudley’s The Biomechanics of Insect Flight: Form, Function,
Evolution is an exhaustive compendium of everything known about insect
flight, the hows, whys and evolution. Dudley cites almost 2000 works, making
this an effective reference to two centuries of work. His main interest,
however, is the aerodynamics and ergonomics of moving through air. Published by
Princeton University Press, £41/$49.50, ISBN 0691044309.
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