What is a cursorial mammal?

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 242, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 185-192

  Stein, B R ^a   Casinos, A ^a  

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURSORIAL MAMMAL; CURSORIALITY; MAMMAL; TERMINOLOGY;

EID: 0030614282     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1997.tb02939.x     Document Type: Article

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