Why females would mate with multiple partners and have multiple fathers for clutches or
litters is a long-standing enigma. There is a broad dichotomy in hypotheses ranging from …

Female sea turtles are promiscuous, with clutches of eggs often sired by multiple males and
rates of multiple paternity varying greatly within and across species. We investigated levels …

Abstract The Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico contains some of the largest breeding groups of
the globally distributed and critically endangered hawksbill turtle (E retmochelys imbricata) …

Genetic analyses of nuclear DNA (eg, microsatellites) are a primary tool for investigating
mating systems in reptiles, particularly marine turtles. Whereas studies over the past two …

Circulating estradiol (E2), testosterone (T) and progesterone (P4) concentrations, and blood
chemistry were monitored in the female green turtle Chelonia mydas over continuous …

Multiple paternity is a common phenomenon among marine turtles. This behavior is
associated with male density and sperm storage in marine species, but no fitness benefits …

The green turtle, Chelonia mydas, has suffered from population declines throughout its
range, mainly due to a continuous over-exploitation of eggs and adults. To better understand …

Mating system characteristics are of great importance as they may influence male and
female reproductive success and reproductive isolation. The wood turtle (Glyptemys …

Abstract The giant South American river turtle (Podocnemis expansa) is the largest extant
member of the suborder Pleurodira and the largest freshwater chelonian in South America …

Biological Sciences, Asian University for Women, Chittagong, Bangladesh# andrea.
phillott@ auw. edu. bd Our summary has compiled available information about genetics of …