Unifying principles in terrestrial locomotion: Do hopping Australian marsupials fit in?

Physiological and Biochemical Zoology

Volumn 73, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 726-735

  Bennett, M B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; AUSTRALIA; CONFERENCE PAPER; LOCOMOTION; MARSUPIAL; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; LOCOMOTION; MARSUPIALIA; PHYLOGENY;

ANIMALIA; EUTHERIA; MACROPODIDAE; MACROPODOIDEA; MAMMALIA; METATHERIA;

EID: 0034495438     PISSN: 15222152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/318110     Document Type: Conference Paper

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