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Multiple paternity in side-neck turtles Podocnemis expansa: evidence from microsatellite DNA data.
Molecular ecology - 1 Jan 2000
Valenzuela N
Abstract excerpt
Multiple paternity was found in two clutches of Podocnemis expansa using eight microsatellite loci. When loci were analysed separately a minimum of two males was estimated for nest N23, and three for nest C17. When all loci were combined, three patrilines were detected in N23, and six in C17. The distribution of full-sib cluster sizes indicated a disproportionate contribution of one male to clutch C17, consistent...
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