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    the head, waist, or armpits, and the type of amplexus is characteristic of some taxonomic groups. Amplexus involves direct contact between male and female...
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    1988 (which he classified as Allosaurus amplexus). Other authors have gone further and considered E. amplexus as simply a large individual of Allosaurus...
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  • Amplexus was an Italian record label that was founded by Stefano Gentile that specialized in limited-edition mini CDs by notable ambient artists such as...
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    (eds.). "Coryoichthys amplexus". FishBase. February 2018 version. Dianne J. Bray; Vanessa J. Thompson. "Corythoichthys amplexus". Fishes of Australia...
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    Guraleus amplexus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae. The length of the shell attains 8 mm, its diameter 2...
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    to signal a mate's fitness. Moor frogs typically mate through multimale amplexus a form of polyandry. The moor frog spawns its eggs in large batches in...
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    may twitch sporadically. Amplexus usually happens at night after one or more nights of "humming" by the male. During amplexus, the female swims, laying...
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    hours with a female toad that had been run over by a car. Necrophilic amplexus in frogs may occur because males will mount any pliable object the size...
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    (Limited 2000 copies) Artifacts (1994 Fortuna) The Dreamer Descends (1995 Amplexus) The Magnificent Void (1996 Hearts of Space) On This Planet (1997 Hearts...
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    and wrestle nearby. The winning male and female will then participate in amplexus, where the male will grasp a female by the waist from behind. The female...
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    they die. H. japonica have been observed with Pelophylax chosenicus in amplexus. Both species inhabit rice paddies and this shared habitat is a possible...
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    reproduction). Of the seven amplexus modes (positions in which frogs mate), these frogs are found breeding in inguinal amplexus, where the male clasps the...
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    them with their fore limbs under the armpits in a grip that is known as amplexus. The males are enthusiastic, will try to grasp fish or inanimate objects...
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    may be guided to the spermatophore or restrained with an embrace called amplexus. Certain primitive salamanders in the families Sirenidae, Hynobiidae and...
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    receptive, she will tolerate amplexus; if not, she will attempt to buck him off by arching her spine.[citation needed] Amplexus can last from a few days to...
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    for the neobatrachials, in that they undertake inguinal amplexus, a primitive version of amplexus. They lay their eggs on moist ground, rather than in water...
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    the amplexus. This allows him to ensure his sperm will be the one to fertilize the female's egg. Studies have shown that the length of this amplexus is...
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    wrapping a forelimb around them to secure them initially in an inguinal amplexus formation (males wrap their digits around female anterior to the pelvic...
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    chest of males are specialised to produce sticky secretions to aid in amplexus. Similar glands in tree frogs produce a glue-like substance on the adhesive...
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    instances where females will not be clasped due to the stimuli which initiate amplexus (when the male clasps the female from the back) not being created. Once...
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    although this is reversed in the genus Crangonyx. Amphipods engage in amplexus, a precopulatory guarding behavior in which males will grasp a female with...
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    Abergasilus amplexus is a species of parasitic copepod endemic to euryhaline habitats in New Zealand. It is the only known species in the genus Abergasilus...
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    'spur' on each of its thumbs, which are used to clasp the female during amplexus (the mating embrace). The mountain chicken was once found on many of the...
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  • amplexus, which is a type of mating position where the male grasps onto the female. The Italian agile frog and agile frog have been seen in amplexus when...
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    Mating phantasmal poison frogs in amplexus....
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    D. versicolor in amplexus...
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    fertilization occurs. This observed fertilization is not accomplished through amplexus. Upon meeting, courtship is generally initiated by the female. The female...
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    chemical defence. Giant leaf frogs reproduce like most frog species through amplexus, where the male climbs onto the female's back to fertilize the eggs. The...
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    springs, arable land, rural gardens, urban areas, ponds, and irrigated land. Amplexus is the mating behaviour involved in the Japanese common toad during the...
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    beside temporary rainwater streams. They mount females and grip them (amplexus) along the vertebral column. The females then carry the male frogs on their...
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