Research Article

Hormone and Metabolite Profiles in Nesting Green and Flatback Turtles: Turtle Species with Different Life Histories

Table 4

Pearson correlations and values (in brackets) of hormones for 14 nesting Chelonia mydas turtles.

ProgesteroneTestosteroneCorticosteroneOestroneDHTThyroxineTriglyceridesGlucose

Progesterone1
Testosterone0.80 (0.00)1
Corticosterone0.27 (0.36)0.16 (0.58)1
Estrone0.42 (0.13)0.4 (0.15)0.08 (0.79)1
DHT−0.29 (0.31)−0.38 (0.18)−0.05 (0.85)0.1 (0.75)1
Thyroxin−0.37 (0.2)−0.19 (0.50)−0.22 (0.44)0.46 (0.10)0 (0.99)1
Triglycerides−0.02 (0.94)0.1 (0.74)−0.113 (0.96)0.28 (0.34)0.33 (0.24)0.1 (0.74)1
Glucose0.07 (0.81)−0.38 (0.18)0.14 (0.64)0.02 (0.93)0.35 (0.22)−0.16 (0.58)0.08 (0.79)1