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Panmictic

February 24, 2017 by abby

Panmictic refers to a random mating strategy, frequently employed by fish, where breeding is just as likely to occur between any two individuals in a population as between any two others.  Mating in this way is not influenced by any any environmental (e.g., geographic proximity), hereditary (e.g., timing of spawning), or social interaction (e.g., polygamous mating … [Read more…]

Posted in: P Tagged: American Eel, breeding, fish mating

Strategies—Fish Mating

February 19, 2014 by admin Leave a Comment

FISH MATING STRATEGIES In honor of Valentines Day, please enjoy the first series of post for this blog post on fish mating strategies!  Check back weekly for new additions to the “Fish-ionary.” Promiscuous: A mating system where both sexes have multiple partners during the breeding system.  In fishes, this is the most common mating system.  … [Read more…]

Posted in: S Tagged: fish mating, strategies

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