On a flap and a foot: Aerial locomotion in the "flying" Gecko, Ptychozoon kuhli

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 412-418

  Young, Bruce A ^a   Lee, Cynthia E ^a   Daley, Kylle M ^a  

^a LAFAYETTE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; GEKKO; HYLA; PTYCHOZOON KUHLI; REPTILIA;

EID: 0036748034     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1566185     Document Type: Article

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