Age and age estimation in sea turtles

The Biology of Sea Turtles

Volumn 3, Issue , 2013, Pages 97-134

  Avens, Larisa ^a   Snover, Melissa L ^b  

^a SOUTHEAST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b FOREST AND RANGELAND ECOSYSTEM SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1201/b13895     Document Type: Chapter

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