How the turtle gets its shell

Biology of Turtles: From Structures to Strategies of Life

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 1-16

  Gilbert, Scott F ^a   Cebra Thomas, Judith A ^b   Burke, Ann C ^c  

^a SWARTHMORE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84929200872     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1201/9781420004977     Document Type: Chapter

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