New records and observations of epibionts from loggerhead sea turtles

Southeastern Naturalist

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 613-620

  Frick, Michael G ^a   Williams, Kristina L ^a   Markesteyn, Emily J ^a   Pfaller, Joseph B ^a   Frick, Rebecca E ^a  

^a Caretta Research Project   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTERIAS; ASTEROIDEA; CARETTA; CARETTA CARETTA; CHELONIIDAE; TESTUDINES;

EID: 24344491210     PISSN: 15287092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1656/1528-7092(2004)003[0613:NRAOOE]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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