Kankakee Valley Post, Volume 3, Number 6, DeMotte, Jasper County, 22 June 1933 — Rapid Change of Sex [ARTICLE]

Rapid Change of Sex

The oyster possibly holds the record for a rapid change of sex. The “native,” for instance, may turn from male to female and back again as many as four times within 13 months. The Portuguese and American oysters, strangely enough, know no such change, remaining male or female throughout life.