Unsteady mechanisms of force generation in aquatic and aerial locomotion

American Zoologist

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 537-554

  Dickinson, Michael H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 4244157727     PISSN: 00031569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icb/36.6.537     Document Type: Article

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