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Unresolved name
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Chordates
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Dryadinae
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ovoviviparous
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http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/Ovoviviparous
Definition:
Fully formed eggs are retained and hatched inside the maternal body and are released as live offspring (Lincoln et al., 1998). No nutrition is derived from the mother
Attribution:
Lincoln, R., Boxshall, G. & Clark, P., 1998. A dictionary of ecology, evolution and systematics (2nd ed.). Cambridge, Cambridge University of Press.
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