Activity patterns of the wing muscles of the pigeon (Columba livia) during different modes of flight

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• Publication year

  1992

• Venue

  Journal of Experimental Zoology

• Publication date

  1992-07-01

• Fields of study

  Biology

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  DOI 10.1002/JEZ.1402620402
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