- sequential hermaphroditism
- Биология: последовательный гермафродитизм
Универсальный англо-русский словарь. Академик.ру. 2011.
Универсальный англо-русский словарь. Академик.ру. 2011.
Sequential hermaphroditism — (called dichogamy in botany) is a type of hermaphroditism that occurs in many fish, gastropods and plants. Here, the individual is born one sex and changes sex at some point in their life. They can change from a male to female (protandry), or… … Wikipedia
Hermaphrodite — For other uses, see Hermaphrodite (disambiguation). Mating Helix aspersa (garden snails). In biology, a hermaphrodite is an organism that has reproductive organs normally associated with both male and female sexes.[1] Many taxonomic groups of an … Wikipedia
Sex allocation — is the allocation of resources to male versus female reproduction in sexual species (Charnov 1982). Sex allocation depends upon the breeding system of a species, as well as how reproduction is carried out within each breeding system. Breeding… … Wikipedia
Michael Ghiselin — Michael T. Ghiselin is an American biologist, philosopher/historian of biology currently at the California Academy of Sciences. B.A., University of Utah (1960); Ph.D., Stanford University (1965); Postdoctoral Fellow, Harvard University (1964–65); … Wikipedia
oyster — /oy steuhr/, n. 1. any of several edible, marine, bivalve mollusks of the family Ostreidae, having an irregularly shaped shell, occurring on the bottom or adhering to rocks or other objects in shallow water. 2. the oyster shaped bit of dark meat… … Universalium
endocrine system — Group of ductless glands that secrete hormones necessary for normal growth and development, reproduction, and homeostasis. The major endocrine glands are the hypothalamus, pituitary, thyroid, islets of Langerhans, adrenals, parathyroids, ovaries … Universalium
Sex — An organism s sex is defined by the gametes it produces: males produce male gametes (spermatozoa, or sperm) while females produce female gametes (ova, or egg cells); individual organisms which produce both male and female gametes are termed… … Wikipedia
Bluestreak cleaner wrasse — Taxobox name = Bluestreak cleaner wrasse image width = 250px image caption = Bluestreak cleaner wrasse regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Actinopterygii ordo = Perciformes familia = Labridae genus = Labroides species = L. dimidiatus… … Wikipedia
protandry — (adjective protandrous)) sequential hermaphroditism where the fish functions first as a male and then as a female … Dictionary of ichthyology
teleost — /tel ee ost , tee lee /, adj. 1. belonging or pertaining to the Teleostei, a group of bony fishes including most living species. n. 2. Also called teleostome /tel ee euh stohm , tee lee /. a teleost fish. Also, teleostean. [1860 65; < NL… … Universalium
Spawn (biology) — The spawn (eggs) of a clownfish. The black spots are the eyes developing. Spawn refers to the eggs and sperm released or deposited, usually into water, by aquatic animals. As a verb, spawn refers to the process of releasing the eggs and sperm,… … Wikipedia