The leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) is an endangered species, and world‐wide
populations are declining. To understand better the mating structure of this pelagic and …

An important question in sea turtle biology is the number of males that contribute to the
fertilization of a clutch of eggs. Previous studies on other sea turtle species have indicated …

When animals are difficult to observe while breeding, insights into the mating system may be
gained by using molecular techniques. Patterns of extra-pair copulation, multiple paternity …

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 …

For vertebrates with temperature-dependent sex determination, primary (or hatchling) sex
ratios are often skewed, an issue of particular relevance to concerns over effects of climate …

Females of all seven living species of sea turtles are known to be polyandrous and show
multiple paternity. The frequency of multiple paternity varies among species, and among …

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 …

This study presents a comprehensive genetic analysis of stock structure for leatherback
turtles (Dermochelys coriacea), combining 17 microsatellite loci and 763 bp of the mtDNA …

Mating systems are a central component in the evolution of animal life histories and in
conservation genetics. The patterns of male reproductive skew and of paternal shares in …

We used genetic data from 7 microsatellite loci to determine the frequency of multiple
paternity in clutches of giant Amazon river turtles, Podocnemis expansa, from the Orinoco …