Differential scaling of locomotor performance in small and large terrestrial mammals

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 205, Issue 18, 2002, Pages 2897-2908

  Iriarte Díaz, José ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Body length; Body size; Locomotion; Mammal; Running speed; Scaling

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ARTIODACTYLA; CARNIVORA; LAGOMORPHA; MAMMALIA; METATHERIA; PERISSODACTYLA; PRIMATES; RODENTIA;

EID: 0036748434     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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