Allometry and curvature in the long bones of quadrupedal mammals
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- 1 March 1992
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Zoology
- Vol. 226 (3) , 455-467
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7998.1992.tb07492.x
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