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Relationship between multiple paternity and reproductive parameters for Podocnemis sextuberculata (Testudines: Podocnemididae) in the Trombetas River, Brazil

F. P. Freda, Bernardes, V. C. D., Eisemberg, C. C., Fantin, C., Vogt, R. C., Freda, F. P., Bernardes, V. C. D., Eisemberg, C. C., Fantin, C., Vogt, R. C., Freda, F. P., Bernardes, V. C. D., Eisemberg, C. C., Fantin, C., and Vogt, R. C., Relationship between multiple paternity and reproductive parameters for Podocnemis sextuberculata (Testudines: Podocnemididae) in the Trombetas River, Brazil, vol. 15, p. -, 2016.

Genetic studies of multiple paternity are a valuable tool to gain information on the reproductive biology of turtles. We analyzed paternity type in Podocnemis sextuberculata and related number of fathers per nest to nesting period (beginning, middle, or end of nesting season); clutch size (number of eggs); female size; and hatchling success. Females were captured and maximum linear carapace lengths measured during the 60 days that encompass the nesting season at Rio Trombetas Biological Reserve (Pará, Brazil). Nests were marked and blood samples collected from hatchlings.

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