Kinematic analysis of the locomotion of the polar bear (ursus maritimus, phipps, 1774) in natural and experimental conditions

Netherlands Journal of Zoology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 145-167

  Renous, S ^a   Gasc, J P ^a   Abourachid, A ^a  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

Brown bear; Kinematic; Locomotion; Polar bear; Ursus arctos; Ursus maritimus

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; SOLEIDAE; URSUS ARCTOS; URSUS MARITIMUS;

EID: 0008086799     PISSN: 00282960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156854298x00156     Document Type: Article

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