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Science and the Sea Podcast

Turning the Tables

June 7, 20262 min · 311 words

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Eggs are rich in essential fatty acids, compounds that are needed for normal development and body function. Eggs can supply a lot of the fatty acids in the animals that eat them.
The fatty acids in Red Drum eggs have a unique chemical fingerprint, so the tests revealed which subjects had eaten the eggs.
A single female releases millions of eggs, so the coastal waters around Port Aransas are filled with them in the fall.

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