Postures of the avian craniocervical column

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 231, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 287-295

  Bout, R G ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 0031047678     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4687(199703)231:3<287::AID-JMOR7>3.0.CO;2-8     Document Type: Article

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