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IN the issue of NATURE for August 12, p. 212, and in several previous numbers, Dr. Orton has given some interesting information concerning the old question of the breeding habits of oysters, especially sex-change and its conditions. This problem has been discussed in a certain number of ancient treatises (Davaine, Van Beneden, Lacaze-Duthiers, Hoek, etc.), but has been but little investigated in the course of the last few years. During my work at the Danish Biological Station I have, since 1919, been making experiments and investigations on the biology of the oyster in the Limfjord. As my results in several respects confirm and amplify those of Dr. Orton, I will give here a short account of some of the most important. In the course of the winter a more detailed paper will probably be published in the Report of the Danish Biological Station.
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SPÄRCK, R. The Conditions of Sex-change in the Oyster (Ostrea edulis). Nature 110, 480 (1922). https://doi.org/10.1038/110480a0
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