The first substantiated case of trans‐oceanic tortoise dispersal

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• Publication year

  2006

• Venue

  Journal of Natural History

• Publication date

  2006-12-28

• Fields of study

  Biology, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1080/00222930601058290
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