Modelling approaches in biomechanics

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 358, Issue 1437, 2003, Pages 1429-1435

  Alexander, R McN ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Mathematical model; Model; Optimization

Indexed keywords

BIOMETRY;

HEXAPODA; INSECTA;

EID: 0141702346     PISSN: 09628436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2003.1336     Document Type: Conference Paper

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