Scaling of bird claws

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 262, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 73-81

  Pike, A V L ^a   Maitland, D P ^b  

^a Faculty of Health and Life Sciences   (United Kingdom)

^b EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Archaeopteryx; Bird; Claws; Geometry; Scaling

Indexed keywords

BIRD; BODY MASS; GEOMETRY; LIMB; SCALE EFFECT; SIZE;

ARCHAEOPTERYX; AVES; PASSERIFORMES;

EID: 1642505719     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836903004382     Document Type: Article

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