Natal homing and imprinting in sea turtles

The Biology of Sea Turtles

Volumn 3, Issue , 2013, Pages 59-78

  Lohmann, Kenneth J ^a   Lohmann, Catherine M F ^a   Roger Brothers, J ^a   Putman, Nathan F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1201/b13895     Document Type: Chapter

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