Guineafowl hind limb function. II: Electromyographic analysis and motor pattern evolution

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 240, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 127-142

  Gatesy, Stephen M ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Archosauria; Aves; Bipedalism; Electromyography; Locomotion; Motor pattern

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032932298     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4687(199905)240:2<127::AID-JMOR4>3.0.CO;2-Q     Document Type: Article

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