Leatherback, Dermochelys coriacea, nesting along the Atlantic coast of Africa

Chelonian Conservation and Biology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 126-129

  Fretey, Jacques ^a   Billes, Alexis ^b   Tiwari, Manjula ^c  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^b ECOFAC ^*  (Gabon)

^c SOUTHWEST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DERMOCHELYS CORIACEA;

EID: 34250733590     PISSN: 10718443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2744/1071-8443(2007)6[126:LDCNAT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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