uterine cannibalism
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cannibal viviparity — uterine cannibalism (the condition in some sharks where the embryos feed on eggs and smaller siblings inside the mother) … Dictionary of ichthyology
Oviparity — Oviparous animals are animals that lay eggs, with little or no other embryonic development within the mother. This is the reproductive method of most fish, amphibians, reptiles, all birds, the monotremes, and most insects, some molluscs and… … Wikipedia
adelfophagy — feeding on retarded siblings within the uterus, e.g. Lamna nasus, Odontaspis taurus, Latimeria chalumnae, a form of uterine cannibalism. Also spelled adelphophagy … Dictionary of ichthyology
Debeaking — A White Leghorn pullet with a trimmed beak … Wikipedia
Ovoviviparity — Ovoviviparity, ovovivipary, or ovivipary, is a mode of reproduction in animals in which embryos develop inside eggs that are retained within the mother s body until they are ready to hatch. Ovoviviparous animals are similar to viviparous species… … Wikipedia
Kodiak Bear — Taxobox name = Kodiak Bear status = LC status system = iucn3.1 status ref = image width = 200px image caption = Female Kodiak bear with cubs regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia ordo = Carnivora familia = Ursidae genus = Ursus… … Wikipedia
