Tortuga olivácea - Lepidochelys olivacea (Eschscholtz, 1829)

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Nuria Varo-Cruz1, 2, Catalina Monzón-Argüello2, Manuel Carrillo3, Pascual Calabuig4 y Ana Liria-Loza2

1 Cetaceans and Marine Research Institute of the Canary Islands (CEAMAR), Tinasoria 5, 35509 San Bartolomé, Las Palmas

2 Asociación para el Desarrollo Sostenible y Conservación de la Biodiversidad (ADS Biodiversidad), Blas de Lezo 55, 1ºG, 35118 Agüimes, Las Palmas

3 Canarias Conservación. Cetacean & Sea Turtle Research Society, Maya 8, 38202 La Laguna, Santa Cruz de Tenerife

4 Centro de Recuperación de Fauna Silvestre del Cabildo de Gran Canaria, Carretera del Centro km 7, 35017 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas

Fecha de publicación: 24-03-2015

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