The gooseneck barnacle (with a relaxed penis at arrow) is capable of a method of sex previously unobserved in barnacles, upending 150 years of theory. Image via Barazandeh, et al. Proc. R. Soc. B.
In today’s Academic Minute, Dr. Richard Palmer of the University of Alberta reveals a surprising find about how some barnacles reproduce. Richard Palmer is a professor of biology at the University of ...
In today’s Academic Minute, the University of Alberta's Richard Palmer describes a surprising find about how some barnacles reproduce. Palmer is a professor of biology at Alberta, where his research ...
It's hard enough to find a mate when you're able to get up and move around. But just imagine the difficulties the poor barnacle faces, permanently glued to an underwater rock or hull. Most sessile ...