Posted by: Sandy Steinman | November 6, 2015

Bird Eggs Can Be Fertilized By More Than One Sperm

The New York Times reports

Bird eggs are fertilized by more than one sperm, a process called polyspermy. Penetration by multiple sperm may be unusual in the animal kingdom, but it is somehow crucial to the development of the bird embryo, a new study finds.

Read Full story at Bird Eggs Are Fertilized by More Than One Sperm – The New York Times


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