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Title: Nemo is MTF
Post by: suzifrommd on July 21, 2012, 05:34:01 PM
Post by: suzifrommd on July 21, 2012, 05:34:01 PM
Picked up an interesting fun fact about clownfish at the aquarium in Mystic CT. A male clownfish can change his gender to female if an extra female is needed by the group.
Those lucky clownfish.
Those lucky clownfish.
Title: Re: Nemo is MTF
Post by: Devlyn on July 21, 2012, 06:15:19 PM
Post by: Devlyn on July 21, 2012, 06:15:19 PM
Yeah, a female wearing inflatable shoes! Hugs, Devlyn
Title: Re: Nemo is MTF
Post by: paula otto on August 07, 2012, 09:42:27 PM
Post by: paula otto on August 07, 2012, 09:42:27 PM
Some other, interesting articles, about, fish and changing gender: http://www.bio.davidson.edu/Courses/anphys/1999/Rice/Rice.htm, (http://www.bio.davidson.edu/Courses/anphys/1999/Rice/Rice.htm)http://suite101.com/article/many-fish-change-sex-a108291 (http://suite101.com/article/many-fish-change-sex-a108291) and http://www.nytimes.com/1984/12/04/science/sex-change-in-fish-found-common.html?pagewanted=all. (http://www.nytimes.com/1984/12/04/science/sex-change-in-fish-found-common.html?pagewanted=all)
An, interesting article, on, "intersexed" fish:http://www.fws.gov/chesapeakebay/pdf/endocrine.pdf (http://www.fws.gov/chesapeakebay/pdf/endocrine.pdf).
An, interesting article, on, "intersexed" fish:http://www.fws.gov/chesapeakebay/pdf/endocrine.pdf (http://www.fws.gov/chesapeakebay/pdf/endocrine.pdf).
Title: Re: Nemo is MTF
Post by: Ave on August 26, 2012, 08:55:57 PM
Post by: Ave on August 26, 2012, 08:55:57 PM
Whenever I watch "Finding Nemo" I'll remember this little factoid, thanks!