Probability of tag loss in green turtles nesting at Tortuguero, Costa Rica

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 567-571

  Bjorndal, Karen A ^a,b   Bolten, Alan B ^a   Lagueux, Cynthia J ^a   Chaves, Ana ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b Universidad de Costa Rica ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA   (Costa Rica)

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EID: 0030425528     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1565709     Document Type: Article

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