parturition
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Syngnathids are also unique among vertebrates due to their ‘male pregnancy’, whereby males nourish developing embryos in a brood pouch until hatching and parturition occurs2, 3.
From Nature ● Dec. 13, 2016
This expression pattern suggests a role for these pastn genes in brood pouch development and/or hatching of embryos within the brood pouch prior to parturition.
From Nature ● Dec. 13, 2016
We cannot ignore the troublesome evidence of history, which suggests that, over time, ghastly adjoinages can become so embedded in the language that we forget the ugly process of their parturition.
From Slate ● Mar. 6, 2013
This vision of parturition as a form of demonic torture co-exists, bizarrely enough, with an abortion debate waged by the undead.
From Slate ● Nov. 18, 2011
Oestrus is known to follow closely after parturition.
From Aspects of Reproduction and Development in the Prairie Vole (Microtus ochrogaster) by Fitch, Henry S.
