a Record control number 000320409900034

a ISSN 1045-2249

a Original cataloging agency NEU GrandLibrary

a Language code of text/sound track or separate title eng

a Classification number QH301

b Item number .N6 2013

a Personal name Wright, Lucy I.

h Medium Electronic Document

a Title No benefits of polyandry to female green turtles.

c Statement of responsibility, etc Lucy I. Wright, Wayne J. Fuller, Brendan J. Godley, Andrew McGowan, Tom Tregenza, and Annette C. Brodericka.

c Date of publication, distribution, etc 2013.

b Name of publisher, distributor, etc Oxford Univ Press Inc.,

a Summary, etc Multiple paternity is extremely common in natural populations of almost all reptiles studied to date, suggesting that pay-offs from polyandrous mating systems are important in these taxonomic groups. However, strong evidence in support of direct or indirect benefits to females is scarce. We examined the relationship between polyandry and components of female reproductive success and offspring fitness in the promiscuous green turtle (Chelonia mydas), a species that exhibits highly variable levels of multiple paternity. We did not detect any clear fitness benefits to polyandrous females in this study, and we discuss the potential of sexual conflict to influence female mating patterns in marine turtles. We show that polyandrous females produce significantly smaller clutches than monandrous females, highlighting a potential cost to polyandry in green turtles. Furthermore, multiple paternity was more common in returning females (recorded breeding in a previous season) than in females nesting for the first time at our study site, possibly reflecting increased encounter rates with males or sperm storage across breeding seasons. Our results reveal potentially complex influences of female traits, environment, and mating strategy on components of reproductive success, and we discuss the challenges associated with unraveling the costs and benefits of multiple mating in natural populations.

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Biology

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Near East University Article

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi Makale

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Behavioral Sciences

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Zoology

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Polyandry

a Main entry heading Behavioral Ecology

g Relationship information JUL-AUG 2013, Vol 24 Issue 4, p1022-1029

x International Standard Serial Number 10452249

u Uniform Resource Identifier http://library.neu.edu.tr:2048/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/beheco/art003