Propulsive forces of mudskipper fins and salamander limbs during terrestrial locomotion: Implications for the invasion of land

Integrative and Comparative Biology

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 283-294

  Kawano, Sandy M ^a   Blob, Richard W ^a  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84880896563     PISSN: 15407063     EISSN: 15577023     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icb/ict051     Document Type: Conference Paper

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