Leatherback turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) in the Gulf of California: Distribution, demography, and human interactions

Chelonian Conservation and Biology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 137-141

  Seminoff, Jeffrey A ^a   Dutton, Peter H ^a  

^a SOUTHWEST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DERMOCHELYIDAE; DERMOCHELYS CORIACEA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 34250767815     PISSN: 10718443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2744/1071-8443(2007)6[137:LTDCIT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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