Three-dimensional imaging of the manipulating apparatus in the lesser panda and the Giant Panda

Anatomical Imaging: Towards a New Morphology

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 61-66

  Endo, Hideki ^a,e   Hama, Natsuki ^b   Niizawa, Nobuharu ^c   Kimura, Junpei ^d   Itou, Takuya ^c   Koie, Hiroshi ^c   Sakai, Takeo ^c  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Kobe Municipal Oji Zoo   (Japan)

^c NIHON UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

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EID: 84896693816     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1007/978-4-431-76933-0_5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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