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Historical Biology
An International Journal of Paleobiology
Volume 25, 2013 - Issue 2: Analysis and Synthesis: Studies in Paleobiology, Evolution and the History of Science in Honour of Wolf-Ernst Reif, 1945–2009
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Biomechanics and functional preconditions for terrestrial lifestyle in basal tetrapods, with special consideration of Tiktaalik roseae

Bianca Hohn-Schulte Institute of Zoology and Neurobiology, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany; Formerly Functional Morphology, Institute of Anatomy, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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Holger Preuschoft Formerly Functional Morphology, Institute of Anatomy, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, GermanyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Ulrich Witzel Research Group Biomechanics, Institute of Engineering, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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Claudia Distler-Hoffmann Institute of Zoology and Neurobiology, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
Pages 167-181 | Received 22 Sep 2012, Accepted 02 Dec 2012, Published online: 13 Feb 2013

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