Dude fish looks like a lady — but why?

Wednesday, March 4, 2009 - 11:35 in Biology & Nature

Around the world, increasing numbers of male fish are developing female traits — growing new sexual organs and sometimes even producing eggs. The phenomenon that has been blamed mostly on chemicals that get into the water and mimic the female hormone estrogen.

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