Visible implant elastomer: A simple, non-harmful method for marking hatchling turtles

Herpetological Review

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 442-445

  Davy, Christina M ^a   Coombes, Suzanne M ^b   Whitear, Amelia K ^c   MacKenzie, Alistair S ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b Porfell Wildlife Park and Sanctuary   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^d NONE   (Canada)

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