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Non-lethal sex identification of sea urchins: method and advantages

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A simple method for sex determination can reduce the number of sea urchins used in the lab and help to optimize experimental design.

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Fig. 1: Steps of the sex differentiation method.
Fig. 2: Animal numbers before and after implementation of the method.

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Paredes, E., Costas, D. Non-lethal sex identification of sea urchins: method and advantages. Lab Anim 49, 7–8 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41684-019-0439-y

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