Interindividual variation in the muscle physiology of vertebrate ectotherms: Consequences for behavioral and ecological performance

Ecology and Biomechanics: A Mechanical Approach to the Ecology of Animals and Plants

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 231-251

  Navas, Carlos A ^a   James, Rob S ^b   Wilson, Robbie S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b Institute for Clean Growth and Future Mobility   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

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