The horizontal septum: Mechanisms of force transfer in locomotion of scombrid fishes (Scombridae, Perciformes)

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 217, Issue 2, 1993, Pages 183-204

  Westneat, Mark W ^a   Hoese, William ^b   Pell, Charles A ^b   Wainwright, Stephen A ^b  

^a FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84993912319     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: 10974687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.1052170207     Document Type: Article

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