Lizard tricks: overcoming conflicting requirements of speed versus climbing ability by altering biomechanics of the lizard stride

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• Publication year

  2013

• Venue

  Journal of Experimental Biology

• Publication date

  2013-10-15

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.1242/jeb.089060PMID 23868836
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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