Muscle moment arms and function of the siamang forelimb during brachiation
✍ Scribed by Fana Michilsens; Evie E. Vereecke; Kristiaan D’Août; Peter Aerts
- Book ID
- 111113550
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 905 KB
- Volume
- 217
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0021-8782
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