TY - BOOK ID - 61350966 TI - The Evolution of Feathers : From Their Origin to the Present AU - Foth, Christian. AU - Rauhut, Oliver W. M. PY - 2020 SN - 3030272230 3030272222 PB - Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Evolutionary biology. KW - Paleontology . KW - Animal anatomy. KW - Vertebrates. KW - Animal ecology. KW - Animal physiology. KW - Evolutionary Biology. KW - Paleontology. KW - Animal Anatomy / Morphology / Histology. KW - Animal Ecology. KW - Animal Physiology. KW - Feathers. KW - Animal physiology KW - Animals KW - Biology KW - Anatomy KW - Zoology KW - Ecology KW - Vertebrata KW - Chordata KW - Animal anatomy KW - Physiology KW - Fossilogy KW - Fossilology KW - Palaeontology KW - Paleontology, Zoological KW - Paleozoology KW - Historical geology KW - Fossils KW - Prehistoric animals in motion pictures KW - Animal evolution KW - Biological evolution KW - Darwinism KW - Evolutionary biology KW - Evolutionary science KW - Origin of species KW - Evolution KW - Biological fitness KW - Homoplasy KW - Natural selection KW - Phylogeny KW - Down (Feathers) KW - Plumage KW - Plumes (Feathers) KW - Birds KW - Body covering (Anatomy) UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:61350966 AB - Feathers are one of the most unique characteristics of modern birds and represent the most complex and colourful type of skin derivate within vertebrates, while also fulfilling various biological roles, including flight, thermal insulation, display, and sensory function. For years it was generally assumed that the origin of flight was the main driving force for the evolution of feathers. However, various discoveries of dinosaur species with filamentous body coverings, made over the past 20 years, have fundamentally challenged this idea and produced new evolutionary scenarios for the origin of feathers. This book is devoted to the origin and evolution of feathers, and highlights the impact of palaeontology on this research field by reviewing a number of spectacular fossil discoveries that document the increasing morphological complexity along the evolutionary path to modern birds. Also featuring chapters on fossil feather colours, feather development and its genetic control, the book offers a timely and comprehensive overview of this popular research topic. . ER -