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Allometry of the leg bones of moas (Dinornithes) and other birds

✍ Scribed by R. McN. Alexander

Book ID: 115256908
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 2009
Tongue: English
Weight: 887 KB
Volume: 200
Category: Article
ISSN: 0952-8369
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1983.tb05785.x

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