Leatherback turtles in Vanuatu

Chelonian Conservation and Biology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 135-137

  Petro, George ^a   Hickey, Francis R ^b   Mackay, Kenneth ^c  

^a Wan Smolbag Theatre Port Vila Vanuatu   (Vanuatu)

^b Vanuatu Cultural Centre   (Vanuatu)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC   (Fiji)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DERMOCHELYIDAE; DERMOCHELYS CORIACEA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 34250696613     PISSN: 10718443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2744/1071-8443(2007)6[135:LTIV]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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