Evolution of locomotor trends in extinct terrestrial giants affected by body mass

Kokshenev, Valery B.; Christiansen, Per

Affiliations

¹Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil

²University of Aalborg, Department of Biotechnology, Chemistry, and Environmental, Engineering, Sohngaardsholmsvej 57, DK-9000 Aalborg, Denmark

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DOI: 10.5772/23897

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2011	Kokshenev VB. Physical insights into dynamic similarity in animal locomotion, I: theoretical principles and concepts. In: Klika V, ed. Theoretical Biomechanics. InTech; 2011:267-284.
2011	Kokshenev VB. Physical insights into dynamic similarity in animal locomotion, II: observation of continues similarity states. In: Klika V, ed. Theoretical Biomechanics. InTech; 2011:285-302.