Living in a physical world: VI. Gravity and life in the air

Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 13-25

  Vogel, Steven ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGY; GRAVITY; LIFE SCIENCE; PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY WEIGHT; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; DENSITY; FALLING; FLYING; FORCE; GRAVITY; HUMAN; MOTION; NONHUMAN; PHYSICS; REVIEW; SHEAR STRENGTH; TENSILE STRENGTH;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; AIR; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; GRAVITATION; GRAVITY PERCEPTION; HUMANS; MATHEMATICS; MOVEMENT;

EID: 33645699593     PISSN: 02505991     EISSN: 02505991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02705231     Document Type: Review

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