Reproduction in sea turtles

The Biology of Sea Turtles, Volume I

Volumn , Issue , 2017, Pages 51-81

  Miller, Jeffrey D ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT   (Australia)

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