Temperature dependence of sexual differentiation in sea turtles: implications for conservation practices
β Scribed by N. Mrosovsky; C.L. Yntema
- Book ID
- 115793382
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1980
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 543 KB
- Volume
- 18
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0006-3207
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