The fatty acid composition of the leatherback turtle dermochelys coriacea and its jellyfish prey

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 1990, Pages 761-770

  Holland, D L ^a   Davenport, J ^a   East, J ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84971942731     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: 14697769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S002531540005904X     Document Type: Article

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