RS T 12 :Paternity of Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas) Clutches laid at Kosgoda, Sri Lanka

Title: RS T 12 :Paternity of Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas) Clutches laid at Kosgoda,...
Abstract: Adult sea turtles have multiple mates, but the frequency of multiple paternity varies between rookeries and among species. Multiple mating can influence the strength of sexual selection, the effective population size, genetic variability and introgression within a population. We determined paternity in the offspring of 19 female Green Sea Turtles (Chelonia mydas) nesting at Kosgoda rookery (Sri Lanka) using microsatellite markers at six loci. We collected tissue samples from the nesting fe...
Publication Date: Oct. 17, 2017, 5:13 a.m.
Keywords: Chelonia mydas , Endangered Threatened or Protected (ETP) species
Category: Coastal and Marine Sensitive Habitats; flora and/or fauna in natural environment. Examples: wildlife, vegetation, biological sciences, ecology, wilderness, sealife, wetlands, habitat
Regions: M 7
Owner: prds1

Language: English
Supplemental Information: Ekanayake, E.M.L. Kapurusinghe, T. Saman, M.M. Rathnakumara, D.S. Samaraweera, P. Ranawana, K.B. and Rajakaruna, R.S. Paternity of Green Turtle (Chelonia...

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