Evolution, phylogeny, and current status

The Biology of Sea Turtles, Volume I

Volumn , Issue , 2017, Pages 1-28

  Pritchard, Peter C H ^a  

^a NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1201/9780203737088     Document Type: Chapter

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