Salt, water, and pH balance in the sea turtle

The Biology of Sea Turtles, Volume I

Volumn , Issue , 2017, Pages 343-361

  Lutz, Peter L ^a  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1201/9780203737088     Document Type: Chapter

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