Bizarre reproductive techniques discovered for deep-ocean squid
Wednesday, December 10, 2008 - 05:49
in Biology & Nature
Males that produce sperm packages that can penetrate deep into the skin. Females with bellies full of stored sperm. Males that seriously injure the females during mating. This is just a selection of the bizarre reproductive techniques that marine biologist Henk-Jan Hoving has discovered with different species of deep-ocean squid. He will be awarded a PhD by the University of Groningen (Netherlands) on 19 December 2008...