Mating-induced ovulation in loggerhead sea turtles, Caretta caretta

Abstract 10.1002/zoo.20171.abs Mating-induced ovulation is common in mammals, but has been rarely described in other taxa. Observations of several mature female loggerhead sea turtles, Caretta caretta, held in captivity seemed to indicate that ovulation did not occur in the absence of a male. This study was designed to determine whether this was an effect of […]