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.
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