Bipedal locomotion in ratites (Paleognatiform): Examples of cursorial birds

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Volumn 142, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 538-549

  Abourachid, A ^a   Renous, S ^a  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; BIPEDALISM; FLIGHTLESSNESS; LOCOMOTION;

ACTINIDIA CHINENSIS; APTERYX AUSTRALIS; AVES; CAMELUS; CASUARIIDAE; CASUARIUS CASUARIUS; DROMAIIDAE; DROMAIUS NOVAEHOLLANDIAE; PALAEOGNATHAE; RHEA; RHEA AMERICANA; RHEIFORMES; STRUTHIO CAMELUS; STRUTHIONIFORMES;

EID: 0033775728     PISSN: 00191019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919x.2000.tb04455.x     Document Type: Article

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