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ovoviviparous

Method of animal reproduction in which fertilized eggs develop within the female (unlike oviparous), and the embryo gains no nutritional substances from the female (unlike viviparous). It occurs in some invertebrates, fishes, and reptiles.



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Overall, four characteristics distinguish the species from most other commercial oysters: subtidal habitat, slow growth and small size, ovoviviparity, and large ostia influencing particle size selection (Couch & Hassler 1989).
 
 
 
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