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Sexual Parasitism: Yale Scientists Unveil the Mating Mysteries of Deep-Sea Anglerfish


Yale researchers have uncovered how sexual parasitism among deep-sea anglerfish, involving males permanently attaching to females, facilitated their adaptation from shallow-water habitats to the deep-sea "midnight zone." This study, combining genetic analysis and evolutionary biology, suggests impli

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