The merits and implications of travel by swimming, flight and running for animals of different sizes

Integrative and Comparative Biology

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 1060-1064

  Alexander, R McNeill ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

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ANIMALIA; AVES; HEXAPODA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0036876213     PISSN: 00031569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icb/42.5.1060     Document Type: Conference Paper

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