Variation in structure and its relationship to function: Correlation, explanation, and extrapolation

Variation

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 399-434

  Russell, Anthony P ^a   Bauer, Aaron M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1016/B978-012088777-4/50019-3     Document Type: Chapter

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