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This assumption may not be valid in many organisms withexternalfertilization.
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Externalfertilizationis likely, possibly with ripe eggs held by the pelvic fins to facilitate fertilization.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.However, some terrestrial arthropods do useexternalfertilization.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Because of theexternalfertilization, males usually care for the eggs.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Most fish however are oviparous and exhibitexternalfertilization.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The structure of sirens' reproductive systems suggests they employexternalfertilization.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.They useexternalfertilization, and are mostly hermaphroditic, although some are male or protogynous (female and then male).
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In many species of darter, hybridization is a major concern, since they are closely related and useexternalfertilization.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The simplest type of molluscan reproductive system relies onexternalfertilization, but more complex variations occur.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Only two clownfish, a male and a female, in a group reproduce throughexternalfertilization.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Mating may also lead toexternalfertilization, as seen in amphibians, fishes and plants.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Aquatic species use either internal orexternalfertilization.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These fish haveexternalfertilization.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Hynobiid salamanders practiceexternalfertilization, or spawning.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Most temnospondyls probably reproduced throughexternalfertilization.
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