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Tag: Penis

Adaptations Biology Intertidal Mating & Reproduction Mollusk New Research Organisms

Disposable Penises in Ten Hundred Most Used Words

Dr. M April 8, 2013 disposableEd Yonghermaphroditelove gunNudibranchPenisSea Slugten hundred words

There is not much to add to the whole story on disposable penises after Ed Yong wrote about it.  So being a big fan of…

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Organisms

10 Reasons Why Dolphins Are A$$holes

Dr. M February 13, 2013 dolphinsinfanticidePenispredatorrapeTattoo

Treehugger recently posted 10 Reasons Why Dolphins Are Undeniably Awesome.  This is all nice and well but this does overlook some key aspects of dolphins…

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Mating & Reproduction

Garner Defiled by Dolphins

Kevin Zelnio February 15, 2010 DolphinJennifer GarnerLettermanPenissex

When will it stop??? When will the world see how disgusting and perverse these creatures are? When will you see them for who they REALLY…

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Mating & Reproduction Organisms

Penis Fencing

Dr. M May 21, 2009 eggfencingflatwormsHermaphroditismlittle flatworms demanding energyPenisSex Weeksperm

To borrow from the great comedic folk duo, Flight of the Chonchords “Yeah, you sexy hermaphrodite lady-man-lady, with your sexy lady bits, and your sexy…

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Mating & Reproduction Organisms

Life Without Gonads and Toes

Dr. M May 21, 2009 AsexualCycliophoracystlarvaelife cyclelobsterLoriciferaPenisrepoductionsetaesexSex Weeksexual

The Loriciferans were first described in 1983 and since then around 20 species were described with at least 80 species waiting in the wings for…

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Adaptations Mating & Reproduction Organisms

On the study of crustaceous genitalia

Dr. M May 20, 2009 Barnaclechemical signalscompetitionCrustaceaEric CharnovevolutionHermaphroditesMatt HochPenisSex Weekspermthesis

Post by Matt Hoch. Dr. J. Matt Hoch is newly minted PhD from SUNY Stony Brook who is interested in the reproductive ecology and life…

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Mating & Reproduction

Introduction to Sex Week

Dr. M May 17, 2009 BiblebreastsdiversityevolutionfencingIsraelOld TestamentPenispenis fencingprudishreproducitonreproductive isolationsexSex Weeksexual selectionSong of Solomonsperm

This is the official introduction to Sex Week at DSN.  We here at DSN never shy away from writing about sex. Through reproduction, fitness is…

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Adaptations Mating & Reproduction Organisms

Sex For Flatworms is Both Love and War

Dr. M March 19, 2009 daggerfencingflatwormlovemateMatingNSFWPenisReproductionsexspermswordwarworm

From the video, “It’s known as penis fencing, and the worms are the swordsmen” Potentially NSFW if having the word the penis said a dozen…

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Mating & Reproduction New Research Organisms

Environment Shapes Barnacle Penis

Kevin Zelnio June 17, 2008 BarnacleBest of ZelnioHermaphroditesLong IslandMatingNew YorkPenisReproductionRocky IntertidalSeasonalitySemibalanusSessileSex Allocation TheoryTrade-OffsWave Exposure

Spring is in the air! Its the time of year to release your gametes into the water and make baby barnacles. But wait a second,…

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Opinion & Editorial Organisms

Another Blow to Sea Cucumbers and a New Challenger to the Ring

Kevin Zelnio March 21, 2008 BarnacleCyprisDarwinMantis ShrimpNeolepasPenisStalked Barnacle

Ed Yong over at Not Exactly Rocket Science ha an awesome post highlighting recent research on the unique vision of mantis shrimps. At the end…

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