The behavioral ecology of intermittent locomotion1

American Zoologist

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 137-153

  Kramer, Donald L ^a,b   McLaughlin, Robert L ^a,b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

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EID: 27144526662     PISSN: 00031569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1668/0003-1569(2001)041[0137:TBEOIL]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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