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CWRU researcher finds fish uses sneaking behavior as stealth mating strategy
February 8, 2017
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A Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) researcher found and recorded the Cuatro Ciénegas cichlid, a rare fish by the scientific name of Herichthys minckleyi, using a stealth mating strategy called "sneaking" to slip his DNA into the next generation.Full StorySource
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