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ABSTRACT NATAL ORIGIN OF JUVENILE LOGGERHEAD TURTLES FROM FORAGING GROUND IN NICARAGUA AND PANAMA ESTIMATED USING MITOCHONDRIA DNA by © Akiko Masuda 2010 Master of Science in Biology California State University, Chico Summer 2010 The loggerhead turtle . . .