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Motile homes: a comparison of the spatial distribution of epibiont communities on Mediterranean sea turtles

W.J. Fuller Faculty of Agriculture Sciences and Technology, European University of Lefke, Lefke, North Cyprus, Mersin 10, Turkey; Centre for Ecology and Conservation, School of Biosciences, University of Exeter, Penryn, TR10 9EZ, UK; Society for the Protection of Turtles in North Cyprus, PK 42, Girne, Mersin 10, Turkey, North CyprusCorrespondence[email protected]
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A.C. Broderick Faculty of Agriculture Sciences and Technology, European University of Lefke, Lefke, North Cyprus, Mersin 10, Turkey
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R. Enever CEFAS Exeter, School of Biosciences, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK
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P. Thorne School of Biological Sciences, University of Wales, Swansea, SA2 8PP
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B.J. Godley Faculty of Agriculture Sciences and Technology, European University of Lefke, Lefke, North Cyprus, Mersin 10, Turkey
Pages 1743-1753 | Received 07 Sep 2009, Accepted 13 Jan 2010, Published online: 15 Jun 2010

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