First New Snail Larval Form Discovered Since 1878
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By , on September 8th, 2010 9 comments   Adaptations, Evolution, Mating & Reproduction, New Research, Organisms, Seeps, Vent, & Whale Falls   , , , , , ,  

What hid’st thou in thy treasure-caves and cells? Thou hollow-sounding and mysterious main! – Pale glistening pearls, and rainbow-colour’d shells, Bright things which gleam unreck’d-of, and in vain! – Keep, keep thy riches, melancholy sea! We ask not such from thee Felicia Hemans, 1827 The Treasures of the Deep Just when you think you have . . . → Read More: First New Snail Larval Form Discovered Since 1878

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The Dark Side of Male Pregnancy
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By , on March 19th, 2010 Leave a comment   Adaptations, Fish, Mating & Reproduction, New Research, Pictures and Movies   , , , , , ,  

Nicely narrated by Henry Gee! See the paper here: Paczolt KA, Jones AG (2010) Post-copulatory sexual selection and sexual conflict in the evolution of male pregnancy. Nature 464:401-404. doi:10.1038/nature08861