Evidence of multiple paternity in Morelet's Crocodile (Crocodylus moreletii) in Belize, CA, inferred from microsatellite markers

2008 ◽  
Vol 309A (10) ◽  
pp. 643-648 ◽  
Author(s):  
John D. McVay ◽  
David Rodriguez ◽  
Thomas R. Rainwater ◽  
Jennifer A. Dever ◽  
Steven G. Platt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Microsatellite Markers ◽  
Multiple Paternity ◽  
Morelet's Crocodile ◽  
Crocodylus Moreletii

scholarly journals Morelet’s Crocodile, Crocodylus moreletii (Duméril & Bibron 1851) (Crocodylidae), another nonnative crocodilian species introduced to Florida, USA

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 259-260
Author(s):  
Edward F. Metzger III ◽  
Michael R. Rochford ◽  
Ashley M. Lawrence ◽  
Frank J. Mazzotti
Keyword(s):  
Morelet's Crocodile ◽  
Crocodylus Moreletii

Organochlorine contaminants in Morelet’s crocodile (Crocodylus moreletii) eggs from Belize

Chemosphere ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 40 (6) ◽  
pp. 671-678 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ted H Wu ◽  
Thomas R Rainwater ◽  
Steven G Platt ◽  
Scott T McMurry ◽  
Todd A Anderson
Keyword(s):  
Organochlorine Contaminants ◽  
Morelet's Crocodile ◽  
Crocodylus Moreletii

Multiple Paternity in Ixodes ricinus (Acari: Ixodidae), Assessed by Microsatellite Markers

2008 ◽  
Vol 94 (2) ◽  
pp. 345-347 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gunnar Hasle ◽  
Knut H. Røed ◽  
Hans Petter Leinaas
Keyword(s):  
Microsatellite Markers ◽  
Ixodes Ricinus ◽  
Multiple Paternity

Metals in the Caudal Scutes of Morelet’s Crocodile (Crocodylus moreletii) from the Southern Gulf of Mexico

2014 ◽  
Vol 93 (4) ◽  
pp. 423-428 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. E. Trillanes ◽  
J. C. Pérez-Jiménez ◽  
R. Rosíles-Martínez ◽  
M. González-Jáuregui
Keyword(s):  
Gulf Of Mexico ◽  
Southern Gulf Of Mexico ◽  
Morelet's Crocodile ◽  
Crocodylus Moreletii

Promiscuity and high level of multiple paternity in common wall lizards (Podarcis muralis): data from microsatellite markers

2007 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 301-303 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne Oppliger ◽  
Loic Degen ◽  
Henry-B. John-Alder ◽  
Caroline Bouteiller-Reuter
Keyword(s):  
Microsatellite Markers ◽  
Mating System ◽  
Observational Data ◽  
Wild Population ◽  
Multiple Paternity ◽  
Paternity Analysis ◽  
Podarcis Muralis ◽  
Common Wall ◽  
The Common ◽  
High Level

AbstractLittle is known about the mating system of the common wall lizard Podarcis muralis. Behavioural and observational data have demonstrated that females frequently mate with multiple males. However, the possible occurrence of multiple paternity has never been investigated. By using microsatellite paternity analysis in a wild population, we document this species indeed mate promiscuously and these matings resulted in multiple paternity in at least 87% of the clutches examined.

Detection of multiple paternity and sperm storage in a captive colony of the central Asian tortoise, Testudo horsfieldii

2006 ◽  
Vol 84 (4) ◽  
pp. 520-526 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily E. Johnston ◽  
Matthew S. Rand ◽  
Stephan G. Zweifel
Keyword(s):  
Reproductive Success ◽  
Microsatellite Markers ◽  
Sperm Competition ◽  
Genomic Library ◽  
Multiple Paternity ◽  
Female Mate Choice ◽  
Sperm Storage ◽  
Male Reproductive Success ◽  
Critical Measure ◽  
Central Asian

Reproductive success is a critical measure of an organism’s fitness. Determining reproductive success in vertebrates is confounded by the concealed mechanism and timing of fertilization (e.g., sperm competition and storage). To assess the relationship between observed mating behavior and reproductive success in the central Asian tortoise, Testudo horsfieldii Gray, 1844, we determined individual genotypes from a captive colony of adults and their offspring. We constructed a size-selected genomic library from T. horsfieldii and screened for polymorphic microsatellite markers. The screen resulted in identification of two novel microsatellite regions. Cross-species amplification of microsatellite markers using primers developed for the bog turtle, Glyptemys muhlenbergii (Schoepff, 1801), resulted in isolation of three additional polymorphic microsatellites for T. horsfieldii. The five loci, which have between 5 and 17 alleles and observed heterozygosities between 0.44 and 0.90, were used to determine the frequency of multiple paternity in the captive colony. We found evidence for multiple paternity in 27% of the clutches examined, as well as evidence for overwinter sperm storage and variance in adult male reproductive success. These data indicate that ample opportunity exists for sperm competition and female mate choice in T. horsfieldii.

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