Measurements of the natural frequencies of trees

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 48, Issue 310, 1997, Pages 1125-1132

  Baker, C J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Natural frequencies; Stability; Trees

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030761744     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/48.5.1125     Document Type: Article

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