Springs in swimming animals'

American Zoologist

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 723-735

  Ann Pabst, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

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EID: 4243484031     PISSN: 00031569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icb/36.6.723     Document Type: Article

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