Mating system, multiple paternity and effective population size in the endemic flatback turtle (Natator depressus) in Australia

Conservation Genetics

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 329-346

  Theissinger, Kathrin ^a,b   FitzSimmons, N N ^b   Limpus, C J ^c   Parmenter, C J ^d   Phillott, A D ^d,e  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

^c DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT   (Australia)

^d CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Conservation genetics; Marine turtles; Microsatellites; Sperm storage and sperm competition

Indexed keywords

CHELONIIDAE; NATATOR; NATATOR DEPRESSA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 77956860278     PISSN: 15660621     EISSN: 15729737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10592-008-9583-4     Document Type: Article

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