Guineafowl hind limb function. I: Cineradiographic analysis and speed effects

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 240, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 115-125

  Gatesy, Stephen M ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aves; Gaits; Locomotion: bipedalism; Theropoda

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032953994     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4687(199905)240:2<115::AID-JMOR3>3.0.CO;2-Y     Document Type: Article

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