The leatherback turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, exhibits both polyandry and polygyny

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 11, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 2097-2106

  Crim, J L ^a   Spotila, L D ^a   Spotila, J R ^a   O'Connor, M ^a   Reina, R ^a   Williams, C J ^b   Paladino, F V ^c  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY FORT WAYNE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dermochelys coriacea; Leatherback; Mating system; Microsatellite; Multiple paternity; Polyandry; Polygyny

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; DNA; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; NESTING BEHAVIOR; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; TURTLES;

AMPHIBIA; CHELONIIDAE; DERMOCHELYS CORIACEA; REPTILIA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 0036790656     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-294X.2002.01591.x     Document Type: Article

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