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7 - Marine Turtles

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 July 2017

P. Keith Probert
P. Keith Probert
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Marine Conservation , pp. 167 - 185
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  • Marine Turtles
  • P. Keith Probert, University of Otago, New Zealand
  • Book: Marine Conservation
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  • Book: Marine Conservation
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  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781139043588.008
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