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Protandric

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Pro`tan´dric
a.1.(Zool.) Having male sexual organs while young, and female organs later in life.
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Yep--our famed gamester is an androgynous fish (technically, in this case, a protandric hermaphrodite).
Hooked on snook by Weakley, Jeff / Florida Sportsman
These simple calculations do not include the added value of both larger size and protandric hermaphroditism in oysters.
Population studies of the native Eastern oyster, Crassostrea ... by Mann, Roger; Southworth, Melissa; Harding, Juliana M.; Wesson, James A. / Journal of Shellfish Research
Because of the length of the undifferentiated gonad stage in juvenile striped mullet, previous studies have proposed the possibility of protandric hermaphrodism in this species.
Sexual differentiation and gonad development in striped mullet (Mugil ... by McDonough, Christopher J.; Roumillat, William A.; Wenner, Charles A. / Fishery Bulletin
 
 
 
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