Descriptive and functional morphometry of skeletal muscle fibres in wild birds

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 724-736

  Torrella, J R ^a   Fouces, V ^a   Viscor, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

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EID: 0033306747     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z99-011     Document Type: Article

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