The nest environment and the embryonic development of sea turtles

The Biology of Sea Turtles, Volume I

Volumn , Issue , 2017, Pages 83-106

  Ackerman, Ralph A ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85051608250     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1201/9780203737088     Document Type: Chapter

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