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IN-WOMB CANNIBALISM [1 record]

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Record 1 1999-10-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fish
DEF

... form of intra-uterine cannibalism ...

CONT

In an unusual reproductive strategy called oophagy (literally, egg-eating) the developing embryos feed on infertile eggs ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Poissons
DEF

[...] particularité caractéristique des requins; sorte de cannibalisme intra-utérin.

CONT

Certaines espèces connaissent une curieuse forme de cannibalisme intra-utérin, appelée oophagie.

Spanish

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