Electromyography and the evolution of motor control: Limitations and insights

Integrative and Comparative Biology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 261-271

  Herrel, Anthony ^a,b   Schaerlaeken, Vicky ^b   Ross, Callum ^c   Meyers, Jay ^d   Nishikawa, Kiisa ^e   Abdala, Virginia ^f   Manzano, Adriana ^g   Aerts, Peter ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^e NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f FUNDACIÓN MIGUEL LILLO   (Argentina)

^g Centro de Investigaciones Cientificas de Diamante   (Argentina)

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EID: 49449110801     PISSN: 15407063     EISSN: 15577023     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icb/icn025     Document Type: Conference Paper

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