Adaptive Nature of Skeletal Design
- 1 December 1989
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in BioScience
- Vol. 39 (11) , 784-790
- https://doi.org/10.2307/1311184
Abstract
Kenneth R. Gordon; Adaptive Nature of Skeletal DesignTwo-tiered plasticity allows changes in strength and locomotion, BioScience, Volume 39, Issue 11, 1 DecembKeywords
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