Non-Temperature Dependent Sex Determination in Two Suborders of Turtles
β Scribed by J. J. Bull, John M. Legler and R. C. Vogt
- Book ID
- 120596287
- Publisher
- The American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists
- Year
- 1985
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 556 KB
- Volume
- 1985
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0045-8511
- DOI
- 10.2307/1444773
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