Reproduction in the Salmon
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Title
Reproduction in the Salmon
Description
The mother salmon after making a "nest" in the bed of a stream lays many eggs. The male salmon spreads milt, containing male cells, over the eggs. The male cells "fertilize" the eggs. Then very slowly they develop into young salmon.
Date
1922
Contributor
American Social Health Association
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Identifier
SWHP0037
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Reproduction in the Salmon
Copyright, Detroit Photographic Co.
The mother salmon after making a "nest" in the bed of a stream lays many eggs. The male salmon spreads milt, containing male cells, over the eggs. The male cells "fertilize" the eggs. Then very slowly they develop into young salmon.
Reproduction in the Salmon
Copyright, Detroit Photographic Co.
The mother salmon after making a "nest" in the bed of a stream lays many eggs. The male salmon spreads milt, containing male cells, over the eggs. The male cells "fertilize" the eggs. Then very slowly they develop into young salmon.
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