Breaking the patrisharky: Scientists reexamine gender biases in shark, ray mating research
Credit: Georgia Aquarium Shark scientists at Georgia Aquarium, Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego, and Dalhousie University are challenging the status quo in shark and ray mating research in a new study that looks at biological drivers of multiple paternity in these animals. The results were published March 4 in the journal Molecular Ecology. Many species of sharks and rays exhibit multiple paternity, where females give birth to a litter of pups that have different fathers. W...
United States Scripps Institution Of Oceanography Kady Lyons Dovi Kacev Dalhousie University Shark Conservation Fund
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