Concentration of heavy metals in tissues of green turtles (Chelonia mydas) sampled in the Cananéia estuary, Brazil

Brazilian Journal of Oceanography

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 243-248

  Barbieri, Edison ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE PESCA   (Brazil)

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Indexed keywords

CHELONIA MYDAS; TESTUDINES;

EID: 70349796134     PISSN: 16798759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1679-87592009000300007     Document Type: Article

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