As evidenced by the articles in this volume, a recent increase in interest in the mating
systems of poikilothermic vertebrates has focused primarily on fishes, a few amphibians, and …

Most studies of genetic parentage in natural populations have been limited to a single
breeding season or reproductive episode and, thus, provide only a snapshot of individuals' …

When females receive no direct benefits from multiple matings, concurrent multiple paternity
is often explained by indirect genetic benefits to offspring. To examine such possibilities, we …

Paternity of 22 green turtle (Chelonia mydas) clutches from 13 females of the southern Great
Barrier Reef breeding population was determined through microsatellite analyses at five …

The female perspective on reproductive strategies remains one of the most active areas of
debate in biology. Even though a single mating is often sufficient to satisfy the fertilization …

Understanding the mechanisms and patterns of how energy is allocated into the
reproductive components of offspring size and number is central to life-history theory. We …

Reproductive biology and some aspects of endocrinology in sea turtles have been widely
investigated and reviewed over the last two decades (Owens, 1980; 1982; Ehrhart, 1982; …

Despite the importance of maternal effects in evolution, and knowledge of links among nest
site choice, timing of nesting, offspring sex, and reproductive success in animals with …

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Numerous studies of sea turtle nesting ecology have revealed that females exhibit natal
homing, whereby they imprint on the nesting area from which they hatch and subsequently …