Relationships between Carapace Sizes and Plasma Major and Trace Element Status in Captive Hawksbill Sea Turtles (<i>Eretmochelys imbricata</i>)
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Hawksbill sea turtles: can phylogenetics inform harvesting?
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Veterinary Medical Science
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0916-7250,1347-7439
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.12-0099