Abstract
The article offers information on sperm storage of Big-headed Turtle. Topics discussed include information on sperm storage in non-parthenogenetic vertebrates for production of viable eggs over time; information on Platysternon megacephalum which is threatened by subsistence hunting, rampant commercially driven poaching, and habitat destruction; role of sperm storage to enable a female to increase her genetic fitness by copulating only as often as necessary to fertilize her eggs.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 266-267 |
Journal | Herpetological Review |
Volume | 51 |
Issue number | 2 |
Publication status | Published - Jun 2020 |