Pregnant pipefish dads cannibalize young

Friday, November 27, 2009 - 15:21 in Biology & Nature

Male pipefish not only carry fertilized eggs - like their relatives seahorses; they also absorb nutrients from them, essentially cannibalizing their offspring.

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