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Spawning-event tags are inserted into a shovelnose sturgeon’s oviduct

By Columbia Environmental Research Center
Spawning-event tags are inserted into a shovelnose sturgeon’s oviduct through the urogenital opening using a length of plastic
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Spawning-event tags are inserted into a shovelnose sturgeon’s oviduct through the urogenital opening using a length of plastic tubing during a minimally invasive procedure taking only seconds to complete.

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Public Domain.