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Research Hacked: Peer Review

How to find and use peer-reviewed sources

Is it peer reviewed?

sea turtle nests infographic

Profile of the loggerhead turtle; the rare sea turtles are having a record nesting season on the U.S. coast.
Melina Yingling/McClatchy-Tribune Photos
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Green sea turtles at a cleaning station.

Green sea turtles at a cleaning station.
© Stephen Frink Collection / Alamy
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turtle eggs

Sea turtle eggs among 127 excavated on Wednesday, July 14, 2010, from a nest on the beach at Gulf Shores, Alabama, will be taken in coolers to Cape Canaveral, Florida, in an effort to protect them from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
Carolyn Cole/McClatchy-Tribune Photos
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leatherback sea turtle nesting

An 800-pound leatherback sea turtle nests near the Indialantic Boardwalk by Fifth Avenue in Florida, surrounded by onlookers. The species is considered vulnerable, as their numbers are decreasing.
© Courtesy of Jimmy Golian/TNS
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Green sea turtle

A green sea turtle swims near the island of Oahu, Hawaii, in the Pacific Ocean.
Ali Bayless/NOAA/NMFS/PIFSC
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