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 Swinging both ways [1]

It is now a well-known fact that many fish and other aquatic creatures change their sex during the course of their lives. But the peppermint shrimps are different: even after changing their sex, they continue to retain the features and functions of both the male and female. These shrimps dwell in the Atlantic, the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean. They begin their lives as males. But later most change to females. This change is sudden and comes with a twist. "These

Publication Date: 
14/07/2000
Down to Earth [2]
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Crustaceans [3], Environmental Science [4], Research [5], United States Of America (US) [6]
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