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... female for courtship and mating . Once a sexually receptive female is identified the two males will work together to stimulate her . Through a number of dives and rolls the males will make constant contact with the female . She is ...
... female for courtship and mating . Once a sexually receptive female is identified the two males will work together to stimulate her . Through a number of dives and rolls the males will make constant contact with the female . She is ...
Page 69
... female as the male must insert a specialized tentacle into the siphon of the female . Once the sperm is deposited , the male departs , but sometimes a portion of the tentacle remains within the female's body . Fishermen used to think ...
... female as the male must insert a specialized tentacle into the siphon of the female . Once the sperm is deposited , the male departs , but sometimes a portion of the tentacle remains within the female's body . Fishermen used to think ...
Page 78
... female . The actual act of copulation has been only rarely wit- nessed and , as you might imagine , is quite ... female still while sperm is deposited by the male , the female can expect to be either held in place by the male's sharp ...
... female . The actual act of copulation has been only rarely wit- nessed and , as you might imagine , is quite ... female still while sperm is deposited by the male , the female can expect to be either held in place by the male's sharp ...
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