Responsible Vouchering in Turtle Research: An Introduction and Recommendations
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1Biodiversity Alliance, c/o Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, Cleveland, Ohio 44109 USA [[email protected]]; 2Institute of Biodiversity and Environmental Conservation, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, 94300 Kota Samarahan, Sarawak, Malaysia [[email protected]]; 3Department of Biology, Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas, 78666 USA [[email protected]]; 4Natural History Museum, Biodiversity Research Center and Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045 USA [[email protected]]
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تاریخ انتشار 2008