For Mates to Fuse Bodies, Some Anglerfish Have Lost Immune Genes
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Cannibalism, barbed penises and a whole lot of venom: The 8 most brutal animal courtships - BBC Science Focus Magazine
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Anglerfish: Characteristics, Unusual Mating and Japanese Food
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Anglerfish and the Fall
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Love at firstbite? The bizarre love life of the deep-sea anglerfish • theGIST
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Fish: Anglerfish, the amazing sexual parasites of the abyss, Science
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Immune functions traded in for reproductive success
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Allan Lichtman Predicted Trump's Win in 2016 and Now He's Ready to Call 2020 - 3 Quarks Daily
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Apakah di dalam faham feminisme, kodrat manusia tidak perlu dinilai? Seperti di dalam pernikahan suami tidak harus menjadi kepala keluarga? - Quora
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Deep-sea anglerfish deleted part of immune system to fuse with its mate: Study
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Love at firstbite? The bizarre love life of the deep-sea anglerfish • theGIST
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