Age and growth in sea turtles: Limitations of skeletochronology for demographic studies

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 1, 1998, Pages 23-30

  Bjorndal, Karen A ^a   Bolten, Alan B ^a   Bennett, R Avery ^b   Jacobson, Elliott R ^b   Wronski, Thomas J ^b   Valeski, Jennifer J ^b   Eijazar, Peter J ^a  

^a University of Florida ^*  (United States)

^b University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine   (United States)

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CHELONIA MYDAS;

EID: 0032477837     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1447698     Document Type: Article

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