Post-nesting migrations of leatherback turtles (dermochelys coriacea) from jamursba-medi, Bird's head Peninsula, Indonesia

Chelonian Conservation and Biology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 150-154

  Benson, Scott R ^a   Dutton, Peter H ^a   Hitipeuw, Creusa ^b   Samber, Betuel ^c   Bakarbessy, Jacob ^c   Parker, Denise ^d  

^a SOUTHWEST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b Southwest Fisheries Science Center ^*  (Indonesia)

^c KSDA II Papua   (Indonesia)

^d NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVES; DERMOCHELYIDAE; DERMOCHELYS CORIACEA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 34250785744     PISSN: 10718443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2744/1071-8443(2007)6[150:PMOLTD]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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