Sensitivity analysis in evolutionary robotic simulations of bipedal dinosaur running

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 458-466

  Bates, Karl T ^a   Manning, Phillip L ^a   Margetts, Lee ^a   Sellers, William I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DINOSAUR; FOSSIL RECORD; MUSCLE; ROBOTICS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ALLOSAURUS; ANIMALIA; AVES; DINOSAURIA; THEROPODA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 77952254959     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02724630903409329     Document Type: Article

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