News tagged with brood pouch
Brooding fishes take up nutrients from their own children
In the pipefish, the male cares for the offspring. Apart from the ones he sucks the life out of. The discovery of filial cannibalism in the pipefish is now creating a stir in the research world.
Dec 08, 2009 |
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A marine Mr. Mom: Male pipefish gives birth, but some are deadbeat dads, study shows
Male pipefishes and their seahorse cousins are the only males that actually become pregnant and give birth, but pipefishes likely will never win any Father of The Year awards - their attitude towards their ...
Mar 17, 2010 |
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Male seahorses are nature's Mr. Mom, researchers say
Male seahorses are nature’s real-life Mr. Moms – they take fathering to a whole new level: Pregnancy. Although it is common for male fish to play the dominant parenting role, male pregnancy is a complex process unique to ...
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May 01, 2008 |
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Genetic Archaeology Finds Clues to Pregnancy in Male Pipefish, Seahorses
Genetic archaeology is providing a new clue to one of the greatest gender mysteries in the fish world: how did male pregnancy evolve in a family of fish?
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Dec 05, 2006 |
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Ancient asexuals: the boys are back in town
The record-holders for the longest abstinence from sex may be about to lose their status, following a discovery on a Japanese island. Every specimen of darwinulid ostracod (a shrimp-like freshwater animal with ...
Mar 23, 2006 |
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