The evolution of insect flight

Introduction PART I: BASIC PRINCIPLES OF INSECT FLIGHT 1. Structure of the wing apparatus 2. Mode of action of the wing apparatus 3. The aerodynamics of insect flight 4. Flight and behaviour PART II THE EVOLUTION OF INSECT FLIGHT 5. The origins of flight and wings in insects 6. Early forms of flight 7. Flight based in hindwings 8. From functionally four-winged to functionally two-winged flight 9. Progress in insect flight 10. Looking into the past: the process of evolution, and insect wing apparatus Postscriptum References Index