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Observations on the mortality of olive ridley sea turtles (Lepidochelys olivacea) and associated factors along Ganjam coast, east coast of India

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Pattnayak, S P, Prusty, B A K (2022): Observations on the mortality of olive ridley sea turtles (Lepidochelys olivacea) and associated factors along Ganjam coast, east coast of India. Indian Journal of Geo Marine Sciences 51 (8): 680-687, DOI: 10.56042/ijms.v51i08.47146

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