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Histioteuthis bonnellii (Cephalopoda: Histioteuthidae): A new prey item of the leatherback turtle Dermochelys coriacea (Reptilia: Dermochelidae)

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Pages 314-316 | Accepted 06 May 2010, Published online: 26 Mar 2011

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