True Facts Animal Awards: Tangle Worms, Creepiest Dave & Much More

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Special Thanks To:

Dr Patty Brennan,Mount Holyoke College
Dr Harry Tuazon, Georgia Institute of Technology
Dr Saad Bhamla, Georgia Institute of Technology

Dr Vishal Patil, Stanford University

Dr Jörn Dunkel, MIT
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Dr. Andreas Kay – @AndreasKay

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Kawase, Hiroshi & Okata, Yoji & Ito, Kimiaki & Ida, Akihiko. (2014). Spawning behavior and paternal egg care in a circular structure constructed by pufferfish, Torquigener albomaculosus (Pisces: Tetraodontidae). Bulletin of Marine Science. 91. 33-43. 10.5343/bms.2014.1055.

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