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Page 297
... breeding seasons per year , whereas in cephalopods mating or egg laying appears to be rapidly followed by death effected by hormones . Habitats , feeding habits , and associations . Caudo- foveates burrow in muddy sediments at depths of ...
... breeding seasons per year , whereas in cephalopods mating or egg laying appears to be rapidly followed by death effected by hormones . Habitats , feeding habits , and associations . Caudo- foveates burrow in muddy sediments at depths of ...
Page 321
... breeding season has a marked effect on the local dis- tribution of certain cephalopods . The common cuttlefish comes into shallow water in the spring and summer to breed , and similar migrations have been observed in some squids ...
... breeding season has a marked effect on the local dis- tribution of certain cephalopods . The common cuttlefish comes into shallow water in the spring and summer to breed , and similar migrations have been observed in some squids ...
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A - K. Fish- breeding conditions in the offshore deeps Game animals ( Left ) Boreal forest ( taiga ). Ice sheets and glaciers Vegetation influenced by montane conditions Polar and boreal vegetation types Tundra Boreal forest Temperate ...
A - K. Fish- breeding conditions in the offshore deeps Game animals ( Left ) Boreal forest ( taiga ). Ice sheets and glaciers Vegetation influenced by montane conditions Polar and boreal vegetation types Tundra Boreal forest Temperate ...
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