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Antarctic Molluscs: Bivalve indeed!

Antarctic Molluscs: Bivalve indeed! Researchers studying the bivalves, known as Lissarca miliaris, published findings in the most recent volume of Polar Biology that suggests Antarctic molluscs switch between sexes in order to efficiently reproduce in the extreme cold. The study with Adam Reed, Ph.D student as lead author looked at males. “Curiously, we found huge numbers of very small eggs in […]

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