Age, growth, and population dynamics

The Biology of Sea Turtles, Volume I

Volumn , Issue , 2017, Pages 233-276

  Chaloupka, M Y ^a   Musick, John A ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT   (Australia)

^b VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1201/9780203737088     Document Type: Chapter

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