Variation in EMG activity: A hierarchical approach

Integrative and Comparative Biology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 283-293

  German, Rebecca Z ^a   Crompton, A W ^b   Thexton, A J ^c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 49449106518     PISSN: 15407063     EISSN: 15577023     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icb/icn022     Document Type: Conference Paper

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