Male pregnancy: The dark side

Mar 17, 2010

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Male pregnancy occurs only in seahorses, pipefish and seadragons. The male protects and feeds developing offspring in its brood pouch. But new research shows that male pipefish selectively abort embryos from less attractive females.

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