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Liu L, Zhang Y, Hu X, Lü Z, Liu B, Jiang LH, Gong L. Multiple paternity assessed in the cuttlefish Sepiella japonica (Mollusca, Cephalopoda) using microsatellite markers. Zookeys 2019; 880:33-42. [PMID: 31649480 PMCID: PMC6803358 DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.880.33569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2019] [Accepted: 08/30/2019] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Multiple paternity was demonstrated for seven clutches of eggs and 40 offspring sampled from these clutches in the cuttlefish Sepiella japonica from Fujian Shacheng Harbor Cultivation Base (Fujian Province, China), using four microsatellite DNA markers. It was observed that female cuttlefish copulated with different males. In this study, genotyping data suggest that at least three paternal allele genotypes were present in all seven clutches indicating that at least two males were responsible for each brood. Combined with behavioral observations, this study provides evidence for sperm competition and multiple paternity in S. japonica.
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- Liqin Liu
- National Engineering Laboratory of Marine Germplasm Resources Exploration and Utilization, College of Marine Sciences and Technology, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan 316022, China Zhejiang Ocean University Zhoushan China.,National Engineering Research Center for Facilitated Marine Aquaculture, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan 316022, China Zhejiang Ocean University Zhoushan China
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- National Engineering Laboratory of Marine Germplasm Resources Exploration and Utilization, College of Marine Sciences and Technology, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan 316022, China Zhejiang Ocean University Zhoushan China
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- National Engineering Laboratory of Marine Germplasm Resources Exploration and Utilization, College of Marine Sciences and Technology, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan 316022, China Zhejiang Ocean University Zhoushan China
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- National Engineering Laboratory of Marine Germplasm Resources Exploration and Utilization, College of Marine Sciences and Technology, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan 316022, China Zhejiang Ocean University Zhoushan China.,National Engineering Research Center for Facilitated Marine Aquaculture, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan 316022, China Zhejiang Ocean University Zhoushan China
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- National Engineering Laboratory of Marine Germplasm Resources Exploration and Utilization, College of Marine Sciences and Technology, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan 316022, China Zhejiang Ocean University Zhoushan China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Facilitated Marine Aquaculture, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan 316022, China Zhejiang Ocean University Zhoushan China
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- National Engineering Laboratory of Marine Germplasm Resources Exploration and Utilization, College of Marine Sciences and Technology, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan 316022, China Zhejiang Ocean University Zhoushan China
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Mack JS, Schneider HE, Berry KH. Crowding Affects Health, Growth, and Behavior in Headstart Pens for Agassiz's Desert Tortoise. CHELONIAN CONSERVATION AND BIOLOGY 2018. [DOI: 10.2744/ccb-1248.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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- Jeremy S. Mack
- US Geological Survey, Western Ecological Research Center, 21803 Cactus Avenue, Suite F, Riverside, California 92518 USA []
- Present address: Crater Lake National Park, PO Box 7, Crater Lake, Oregon 97604 USA []
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- US Geological Survey, Western Ecological Research Center, 21803 Cactus Avenue, Suite F, Riverside, California 92518 USA []
- Present address: Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, 1212 Mission Canyon Road, Santa Barbara, California 93105 USA []
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- US Geological Survey, Western Ecological Research Center, 21803 Cactus Avenue, Suite F, Riverside, California 92518 USA []
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Bouchard C, Tessier N, Lapointe FJ. Paternity Analysis of Wood Turtles (Glyptemys insculpta) Reveals Complex Mating Patterns. J Hered 2018; 109:405-415. [PMID: 29149308 DOI: 10.1093/jhered/esx103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2017] [Accepted: 11/14/2017] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Mating system characteristics are of great importance as they may influence male and female reproductive success and reproductive isolation. The wood turtle (Glyptemys insculpta) is a terrestrial freshwater species listed as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Considering its conservation status and the paucity of information currently available on parentage relationship for the species, we performed a microsatellite analysis to study the mating system of wood turtles in the Shawinigan River (Québec). We sampled 38 clutches over 2 years (14 in 2006 and 24 in 2007), for a total of 248 offspring genotyped with 7 microsatellite loci. The reconstructed genotypes of the fathers revealed that reproductive success in the sampled clutches varied greatly between males and are positively correlated with the number of mates and clutches sired. Frequency of multiple paternity was estimated at 37% through a consensus of 3 different estimation methods. Positive correlation was observed between the genetic diversity of clutches and the number of fathers. Repeat paternity, however, was observed in 88% of the clutches by the same female in successive years, which suggests either a frequent use of sperm storage, or remating with the same partner in successive years.
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- Cindy Bouchard
- Département de sciences biologiques, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Ministère des Forêts, de la Faune et des Parcs, Gouvernement du Québec, Québec, Canada
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Lovich JE, Puffer SR, Agha M, Ennen JR, Meyer-Wilkins K, Tennant LA, Smith AL, Arundel TR, Brundige KD, Vamstad MS. Reproductive Output and Clutch Phenology of Female Agassiz's Desert Tortoises (Gopherus agassizii) in the Sonoran Desert Region of Joshua Tree National Park. CURRENT HERPETOLOGY 2018. [DOI: 10.5358/hsj.37.40] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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- Jeffrey E. Lovich
- U.S. Geological Survey, Southwest Biological Science Center, 2255 North Gemini Drive, MS-9394, Flagstaff, AZ 86001, USA
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- U.S. Geological Survey, Southwest Biological Science Center, 2255 North Gemini Drive, MS-9394, Flagstaff, AZ 86001, USA
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- Department of Wildlife, Fish, and Conservation Biology, University of California, Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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- Tennessee Aquarium Conservation Institute, Tennessee Aquarium, 175 Baylor School Rd, Chattanooga, TN 37405, USA
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- U.S. Geological Survey, Southwest Biological Science Center, 2255 North Gemini Drive, MS-9394, Flagstaff, AZ 86001, USA
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- Sonoran Institute, 100 North Stone Ave Suite 400, Tucson, AZ 85701, USA
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- U.S. Geological Survey, Southwest Biological Science Center, 2255 North Gemini Drive, MS-9394, Flagstaff, AZ 86001, USA
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- Coachella Valley Conservation Commission, 73-710 Fred Waring Drive, Suite 200, Palm Desert, CA 92260–2516, USA
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- National Park Service, Joshua Tree National Park, 74485 National Park Drive, Twentynine Palms, CA 92277–3597, USA
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Multiple paternity in the cultured yellow pond turtles ( Mauremys mutica ). Anim Reprod Sci 2017; 183:46-55. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2017.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2016] [Revised: 05/28/2017] [Accepted: 06/08/2017] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Farke CM, Olek K, Gerding WM, Distler C. Multiple paternity and sperm storage in captive Hermann's tortoises, Testudo hermanni boettgeri determined from amniotic fluid adhering to the eggshell. Mol Cell Probes 2015; 29:254-7. [PMID: 26003400 DOI: 10.1016/j.mcp.2015.05.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2015] [Revised: 05/11/2015] [Accepted: 05/11/2015] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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We identified multiple paternity in 52.9% of the clutches of Hermann's tortoise Testudo hermanni boettgeri using polymorphic microsatellite markers. In addition we demonstrated sperm storage across seasons. DNA was extracted from the amniotic fluid adhering to the eggshell's inner surface, a procedure suitable for easy, non-invasive DNA sampling in conservation and breeding programs. To improve the informative value of monomorphic single tandem repeat (STR) markers we additionally analyzed single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) variability.
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- C M Farke
- Allgemeine Zoologie und Neurobiologie, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Universitätsstr. 150, ND 7/27, 44780 Bochum, Germany.
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- Labor für Abstammungsbegutachtungen GMBH, Marie-Curie-Str. 1, 53359 Rheinbach, Germany.
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- Humangenetik, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Universitätsstr. 150, MA 5/39, 44780 Bochum, Germany.
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- Allgemeine Zoologie und Neurobiologie, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Universitätsstr. 150, ND 7/27, 44780 Bochum, Germany.
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Edwards T, Berry KH, Inman RD, Esque TC, Nussear KE, Jones CA, Culver M. Testing Taxon Tenacity of Tortoises: evidence for a geographical selection gradient at a secondary contact zone. Ecol Evol 2015; 5:2095-114. [PMID: 26045959 PMCID: PMC4449762 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.1500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2014] [Revised: 03/10/2015] [Accepted: 03/11/2015] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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We examined a secondary contact zone between two species of desert tortoise, Gopherus agassizii and G. morafkai. The taxa were isolated from a common ancestor during the formation of the Colorado River (4–8 mya) and are a classic example of allopatric speciation. However, an anomalous population of G. agassizii comes into secondary contact with G. morafkai east of the Colorado River in the Black Mountains of Arizona and provides an opportunity to examine reinforcement of species' boundaries under natural conditions. We sampled 234 tortoises representing G. agassizii in California (n - 103), G. morafkai in Arizona (n - 78), and 53 individuals of undetermined assignment in the contact zone including and surrounding the Black Mountains. We genotyped individuals for 25 STR loci and determined maternal lineage using mtDNA sequence data. We performed multilocus genetic clustering analyses and used multiple statistical methods to detect levels of hybridization. We tested hypotheses about habitat use between G. agassizii and G. morafkai in the region where they co-occur using habitat suitability models. Gopherus agassizii and G. morafkai maintain independent taxonomic identities likely due to ecological niche partitioning, and the maintenance of the hybrid zone is best described by a geographical selection gradient model.
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- Taylor Edwards
- School of Natural Resources and the Environment, The University of Arizona Tucson, Arizona, 85721 ; University of Arizona Genetics Core, University of Arizona 1657 E. Helen Street, Tucson, Arizona, 85721
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- Western Ecological Research Center, U.S. Geological Survey Falcon Business Park, 21803 Cactus Avenue, Suite F, Riverside, California, 92518
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- Western Ecological Research Center, U.S. Geological Survey 160 North Stephanie St., Henderson, Nevada, 89074
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- Western Ecological Research Center, U.S. Geological Survey 160 North Stephanie St., Henderson, Nevada, 89074
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- Western Ecological Research Center, U.S. Geological Survey 160 North Stephanie St., Henderson, Nevada, 89074
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- School of Natural Resources and the Environment, The University of Arizona Tucson, Arizona, 85721 ; Arizona Game and Fish Department, Nongame Wildlife Branch Phoenix, Arizona, 85086
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- School of Natural Resources and the Environment, The University of Arizona Tucson, Arizona, 85721 ; Arizona Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, U.S. Geological Survey, University of Arizona Tucson, Arizona, 85721
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Anthonysamy WJB, Dreslik MJ, Douglas MR, Marioni NK, Phillips CA. Reproductive Ecology of an Endangered Turtle in a Fragmented Landscape. COPEIA 2014. [DOI: 10.1643/cg-13-137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Edwards T, Cox EC, Buzzard V, Wiese C, Hillard LS, Murphy RW. Genetic assessments and parentage analysis of captive Bolson tortoises (Gopherus flavomarginatus) inform their "rewilding" in New Mexico. PLoS One 2014; 9:e102787. [PMID: 25029369 PMCID: PMC4100913 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0102787] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2014] [Accepted: 06/24/2014] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The Bolson tortoise (Gopherus flavomarginatus) is the first species of extirpated megafauna to be repatriated into the United States. In September 2006, 30 individuals were translocated from Arizona to New Mexico with the long-term objective of restoring wild populations via captive propagation. We evaluated mtDNA sequences and allelic diversity among 11 microsatellite loci from the captive population and archived samples collected from wild individuals in Durango, Mexico (n = 28). Both populations exhibited very low genetic diversity and the captive population captured roughly 97.5% of the total wild diversity, making it a promising founder population. Genetic screening of other captive animals (n = 26) potentially suitable for reintroduction uncovered multiple hybrid G. flavomarginatus×G. polyphemus, which were ineligible for repatriation; only three of these individuals were verified as purebred G. flavomarginatus. We used these genetic data to inform mate pairing, reduce the potential for inbreeding and to monitor the maintenance of genetic diversity in the captive population. After six years of successful propagation, we analyzed the parentage of 241 hatchlings to assess the maintenance of genetic diversity. Not all adults contributed equally to successive generations. Most yearly cohorts of hatchlings failed to capture the diversity of the parental population. However, overlapping generations of tortoises helped to alleviate genetic loss because the entire six-year cohort of hatchlings contained the allelic diversity of the parental population. Polyandry and sperm storage occurred in the captives and future management strategies must consider such events.
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- Taylor Edwards
- University of Arizona Genetics Core, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
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- University of Arizona Genetics Core, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
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- Turner Endangered Species Fund, Ladder Ranch, Caballo, New Mexico, United States of America
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- Turner Endangered Species Fund, Ladder Ranch, Caballo, New Mexico, United States of America
- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Biology, Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Canada
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Taylor ML, Price TA, Wedell N. Polyandry in nature: a global analysis. Trends Ecol Evol 2014; 29:376-83. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2014.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 172] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2013] [Revised: 04/08/2014] [Accepted: 04/10/2014] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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When righting is wrong: performance measures require rank repeatability for estimates of individual fitness. Anim Behav 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2014.04.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Davy CM, Murphy RW. Conservation genetics of the endangered Spotted Turtle (Clemmys guttata) illustrate the risks of “bottleneck tests”. CAN J ZOOL 2014. [DOI: 10.1139/cjz-2013-0188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Studies of population genetics in turtles have suggested that turtles do not experience genetic impacts of bottlenecks as strongly as expected. However, recent studies cast doubt on two commonly used tests implemented in the program BOTTLENECK, suggesting that these findings should be re-evaluated. The Spotted Turtle (Clemmys guttata (Schneider, 1792)) is endangered both globally and within Canada, but genetic data required to develop effective recovery strategies are unavailable. Here, we conducted the first study of population genetic structure in C. guttata. We then used multiple small populations of C. guttata as replicates to test whether the commonly used program BOTTLENECK could detect the genetic signature of bottlenecks in our study populations, which are all thought to have experienced significant declines in the past 2–3 generations (75 years). Turtles (n = 256) were genotyped at 11 microsatellite loci. A suite of Bayesian population genetics analyses and a principal coordinates analysis identified a minimum of 6 distinct genetic populations and a maximum of 10 differentiated subpopulations across the sampled Canadian range of C. guttata, which corresponded to demographically independent units. BOTTLENECK failed to detect population declines. A literature review found that bottleneck tests in 17 of 18 previous genetic studies of tortoises and freshwater turtles were based on suboptimal sampling, potentially confounding their results. High retention of genetic diversity (allelic richness and heterozygosity) in isolated populations of C. guttata and other turtle species is encouraging for species recovery, but conclusions about the prevalence of genetic bottlenecks in such populations should be re-examined.
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- Christina M. Davy
- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Toronto, 25 Willcocks Street, Toronto, ON M5S 3B2, Canada; Department of Natural History, Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queen’s Park, Toronto, ON M5S 2C6, Canada
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Toronto, 25 Willcocks Street, Toronto, ON M5S 3B2, Canada; Department of Natural History, Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queen’s Park, Toronto, ON M5S 2C6, Canada
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Liu YX, Davy CM, Shi HT, Murphy RW. Sex in the Half-Shell: A Review of the Functions and Evolution of Courtship Behavior in Freshwater Turtles. CHELONIAN CONSERVATION AND BIOLOGY 2013. [DOI: 10.2744/ccb-1037.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Edwards T, Berry KH. Are captive tortoises a reservoir for conservation? An assessment of genealogical affiliation of captive Gopherus agassizii to local, wild populations. CONSERV GENET 2013. [DOI: 10.1007/s10592-013-0458-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Influence of mating order on courtship displays and stored sperm utilization in Hermann's tortoises (Testudo hermanni hermanni). Behav Ecol Sociobiol 2012. [DOI: 10.1007/s00265-012-1447-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Todd EV, Blair D, Limpus CJ, Limpus DJ, Jerry DR. High incidence of multiple paternity in an Australian snapping turtle (Elseya albagula). AUST J ZOOL 2012. [DOI: 10.1071/zo13009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Genetic parentage studies can provide detailed insights into the mating system dynamics of wild populations, including the prevalence and patterns of multiple paternity. Multiple paternity is assumed to be common among turtles, though its prevalence varies widely between species and populations. Several important groups remain to be investigated, including the family Chelidae, which dominate the freshwater turtle fauna of the Southern Hemisphere. We used seven polymorphic microsatellite markers to investigate the presence of multiple fathers within clutches from the white-throated snapping turtle (Elseya albagula), an Australian species of conservation concern. We uncovered a high incidence of multiple paternity, with 83% of clutches showing evidence of multiple fathers and up to three males contributing to single clutches. We confirm a largely promiscuous mating system for this species in the Burnett River, Queensland, although a lone incidence of single paternity indicates it is not the only strategy employed. These data provide the first example of multiple paternity in the Chelidae and extend our knowledge of the taxonomic breadth of multiple paternity in turtles of the Southern Hemisphere.
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