Use of Particle Tracking to Determine Optimal Release Dates and Locations for Rehabilitated Neonate Sea Turtles
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1 School of Animal Biology, University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA, Australia, 2 School of Civil, Environmental, and Mining Engineering, UWA Oceans Institute, University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA, Australia, Marine Science Program, Department of Parks and Wildlife, Kensington, WA, Australia, 4 Australian Institute of Marine Science, Indian Ocean Marine Research Centre, University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA, Australia
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