Foundations of animal hydraulics: Geodesic fibres control the shape of soft bodied animals

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 211, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 289-291

  Shadwick, Robert E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

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Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; HISTOLOGY; HISTORY; INVERTEBRATE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; INVERTEBRATES;

EID: 42949099089     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.008912     Document Type: Review

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