Research Article
Hormone and Metabolite Profiles in Nesting Green and Flatback Turtles: Turtle Species with Different Life Histories
Table 7
Pearson correlations between (a) turtle size, egg dimension, time of oviposition, (b) nesting history, and hormones/metabolites in Natator depressus.
(a) |
| | Turtle size | Egg dimension | Decimal time |
| Testosterone | −0.22 (0.36) | −0.36 (0.17) | −0.02 (0.94) | Corticosterone | −0.19 (0.42) | −0.07 (0.8) | −0.66 (0.00) | Oestrone | −0.32 (0.16) | −0.27 (0.32) | −0.57 (0.01) | DHT | −0.1 (0.69) | −0.11 (0.69) | 0.02 (0.95) | Thyroxine | −0.38 (0.10) | −0.24 (0.37) | −0.19 (0.41) | Triglycerides | 0.18 (0.45) | 0.47 (0.06) | −0.27 (0.25) | Glucose | −0.05 (0.82) | 0.08 (0.77) | −0.16 (0.51) |
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Note: values are given in brackets.
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(b) |
| | Time period | value | | <1997 | >1997 | |
| Glucose | 4.43 (0.14) | 4.55 (0.20) | 0.65 | Testosterone | 0.79 (0.06) | 0.88 (0.09) | 0.43 | Corticosterone | 0.44 (0.08) | 0.38 (0.11) | 0.66 | Estrone | 1.52 (0.08) | 1.546 (0.12) | 0.84 | DHT | 2.36 (0.90) | 2.44 (0.13) | 0.63 | Thyroxine | 0.37 (0.33) | 0.42 (0.05) | 0.37 | Triglycerides | 5.63 (0.26) | 5.08 (0.36) | 0.24 |
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