Sea Turtle Paternity Test

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A recent study from NOAA scientist Peter Dutton used a new method to test paternity in sea turtles. As Living on Earth’s Poncie Rutsch reports in this Note on Emerging Science, the new data will help more accurately estimate population size, resilience, and sex ratios.

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