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Many animals live in aquatic habitats. Regarding reproduction, all terrestrial animals perform internal fertilization, whereas aquatic animals show various reproductive systems: internal fertilization without mating, external fertilization, viviparous, oviparous, and parthenogenesis. In this chapter, I would like to provide an overview of the reproductive systems of aquatic animals and introduce each chapter in this book.
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Yoshida, M. (2020). Chapter 1 Overview: Reproductive Systems in Aquatic Animals. In: Yoshida, M., Asturiano, J. (eds) Reproduction in Aquatic Animals. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-2290-1_2
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