Movements and dive behavior of a male sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) in the eastern tropical pacific

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 97-104

  Beavers, Sallie C ^a,b   Cassano, Edward R ^a,c  

^a SOUTHWEST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHELONIIDAE; LEPIDOCHELYS OLIVACEA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 0030439878     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1564720     Document Type: Article

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