On the scaling of mammalian long bones
β Scribed by Garcia, G. J. M.
- Book ID
- 120198746
- Publisher
- The Company of Biologists Ltd
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 84 KB
- Volume
- 207
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-0949
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