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)

Note: values are given in brackets.

(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