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The first substantiated case of trans-oceanic tortoise dispersal

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Gerlach, Justin, Muir, Catharine, Richmond, Matthew D. (2006): The first substantiated case of trans-oceanic tortoise dispersal. Journal of Natural History 40 (41-43): 2403-2408, DOI: 10.1080/00222930601058290, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222930601058290

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