New foraging grounds for hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata) and green turtles (Chelonia mydas) along the northern Pacific coast of Costa Rica, Central America
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عنوان ژورنال: Revista de Biología Tropical
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2215-2075,0034-7744
DOI: 10.15517/rbt.v62i4.20037