Allometry of the leg muscles of birds

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 238, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 435-443

  Bennett, M B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVES; ELAGATIS;

EID: 0030540721     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1996.tb05404.x     Document Type: Article

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