Scaling of plantar pressures in mammals

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 279, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 236-242

  Michilsens, F ^a,b   Aerts, P ^a,c   Van Damme, R ^a   D'Aout K ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b Koninklijke Maatschappij voor Dierkunde Antwerpen   (Belgium)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Foot use; Mammals; Pedobarography; Plantar pressure; Scaling

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE; LIMB; MAMMAL; SUBSTRATE;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 70350763867     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2009.00611.x     Document Type: Article

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