No sex and the kids eat each other: Starfish families have a problem

Wednesday, August 7, 2013 - 13:00 in Psychology & Sociology

Single parenting takes on new extremes for certain starfish that are hermaphrodites -- male and female at the same time and, in some cases, self-fertilizing. The species faces high risk of extinction, according to new research.

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