Comparative ontogenetic and phylogenetic aspects of chelonian chondro- osseous growth and skeletochronology

Biology of Turtles: From Structures to Strategies of Life

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 17-44

  Snover, Melissa L ^a   Rhodin, Anders G J ^b  

^a PACIFIC ISLANDS FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b Chelonian Research Foundation   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1201/9781420004977     Document Type: Chapter

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