Evidence of multiple paternal contribution in Podocnemis sextuberculata (Testudines: Podocnemididae) detected by microsatellite markers.

Evidence of multiple paternal contribution in Podocnemis sextuberculata (Testudines: Podocnemididae) detected by microsatellite markers.

Evidence of multiple paternity in Podocnemis sextuberculata (Testudines: Podocnemididae) detected by microsatellite markers. We found evidence of multiple paternity in a sample of 12 Podocnemis sextuberculata nests including seven nests (80 hatchlings) collected along the Amazonas River, in the muni...

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Main Authors: Cleiton Fantin, Dorothy Ivila Melo Pereira, Jorge Frank Ferreira, Paulo Cesar Andrade Machado, Tomas Hrbek, Luiz Alberto Santos Monjeló, Izeni Pires Farias
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2015-12-01
Series:Phyllomedusa: Journal of Herpetology
Subjects:
mating system
paternity
Podocnemis
reproduction
turtles.
Online Access:https://www.revistas.usp.br/phyllo/article/view/109476

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