Ontogeny of effective mechanical advantage in eastern cottontail rabbits (Sylvilagus floridanus)

A. D. Foster; Michael T. Butcher; Gregory A Smith

doi:10.1242/jeb.205237

Ontogeny of effective mechanical advantage in eastern cottontail rabbits (Sylvilagus floridanus)

A. D. Foster, Michael T. Butcher, Gregory A Smith

Campbell University

Kent State University

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Original language	American English
Journal	Journal of Experimental Biology
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.205237
State	Published - Aug 16 2019

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Integrative Biology
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

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