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Lunar Periodicity in Reproduction

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IT is a common belief in many fish-markets around the Mediterranean and in other parts of the world that the amount of edible matter in sea-urchins and certain other invertebrates varies with the phases of the moon. The animals are said to be “full” when the moon is full and “empty” at new moon. This belief was recorded by Aristotle, Pliny, and other classical writers, and was stated by them to apply not only to sea-urchins, but also to oysters and other molluscs.

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    H. MUNRO FOX

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FOX, H. Lunar Periodicity in Reproduction. Nature 109, 237–238 (1922). https://doi.org/10.1038/109237a0

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