The relation between maximal running speed and body mass in terrestrial mammals

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 199, Issue 2, 1983, Pages 157-170

  Garland, Theodore ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 84985315264     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1983.tb02087.x     Document Type: Article

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