When Is a male turtle not a male?- Observations on intersex turtles

Chelonian Conservation and Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 102-105

  Limpus, Colin J ^a   Limpus, Duncan J ^a   Read, Mark A ^a,b   Fitzsimmons, Nancy N ^c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT   (Australia)

^b GREAT BARRIER REEF MARINE PARK AUTHORITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHELONIA MYDAS; CHELONIIDAE; TESTUDINES;

EID: 67650917057     PISSN: 10718443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2744/CCB-0720.1     Document Type: Article

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