Interactions between behavior and plasma steroids within the scramble mating system of the promiscuous green turtle, Chelonia mydas

We measured plasma androgen (combined testosterone and 5α-dihydrotestosterone) (A) and corticosterone (B) in the promiscuous green turtle (Chelonia mydas) during courtship in the southern Great Barrier Reef. This study examined if reproductive behaviors and intermale aggression induced behavioral androgen and adrenocortical responses in reproductively active male and female green turtles. Associations between reproductive behavior and […]