oviparity
Let an agent explain oviparity and its forms, relay its distribution and evolution from zoological sources, describe egg types and parental care, and distinguish oviparity from ovoviviparity, viviparity and plant seed production.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain oviparity and its forms, relay its distribution and evolution from zoological sources, describe egg types and parental care, and distinguish oviparity from ovoviviparity, viviparity and plant seed production.
A mode of animal reproduction in which females lay eggs that develop and hatch outside the body, the ancestral condition found in most fishes, amphibians, reptiles, all birds, the monotreme mammals and most invertebrates, with eggs ranging from soft jelly-coated masses to hard-shelled amniotic eggs, and named in Sanskrit classification as andaja, the egg-born class of beings; the French term graine for silkworm eggs is a related usage in sericulture.
What it is for: Not applicable; a reproductive mode.
It can be explain forms; relay distribution and evolution; describe eggs and care; distinguish from other modes.
Distinguishing features
External development
Ancestral mode
Egg diversity
Variable parental care
What it looks like
Not a visible object; eggs laid outside the body.
Physical character
animal groups mostly oviparous: fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, invertebrates list
oviparous mammals: monotremes note - platypus and echidnas
ostrich egg mass: about 1.4 kg - largest living bird egg
How it is recognised
Egg laying with external development
Fish, amphibian, reptile, bird, monotreme and invertebrate eggs; andaja; silkworm graine
Ovoviviparity retains eggs internally; viviparity gives live birth with nourishment; seeds are plant structures
Related models
is a kind of - in registry terms
is contrasted with - live birth
is contrasted with - internal egg retention
produces - laid outside the body
In practice
Families and kinds
oviparity with external fertilisation in fishes and amphibians
oviparity with internal fertilisation in reptiles, birds and monotremes
amniotic egg laying
invertebrate egg laying including insects and silkworm graine
oviparity with parental care such as brooding and incubation
andaja in Indian classification of beings
Standards and regulation
No regulation; zoological terminology conventions
Sericulture standards for silkworm egg production
Failure modes and hazards
Confusing oviparity with ovoviviparity
Assuming all fish and reptiles lay eggs
Mixing the plant sense of seed
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What oviparity is.
Science.
Definition
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
- What is oviparity, and how does it differ from ovoviviparity, viviparity and seed production? definition
- Is the question about animal egg laying, silkworm eggs or a classification term? boundary
Forms
Forms.
Forms
Forms.
- How do external and internal fertilisation, amniotic eggs and invertebrate eggs differ? definition
- Which entry fits the specific form? action
Biology Distribution and eggs.
Science.
Distribution
Distribution.
Distribution
Distribution.
- Which animal groups are oviparous, and why are monotremes exceptional among mammals? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Eggs
Eggs and care.
Eggs
Eggs.
- How are eggs structured and protected, and what parental care do oviparous animals give? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Evolution Evolution.
Science.
Origins
Origins.
Origins
Origins.
- Why is oviparity ancestral, and how did the amniotic egg evolve? provenance
- Which entry fits amniote? action
Transitions
Transitions.
Transitions
Transitions.
- How have lineages shifted between oviparity and viviparity, with hypotheses attributed? provenance
- Which entry fits the evolution of reproduction? action
Context Culture and use.
Context.
Classification
Classifications.
Classification
Classification.
- How do traditional classifications such as the Indian andaja treat egg-born beings? provenance
- Which entry fits Indian classification of beings? action
Sericulture
Sericulture.
Sericulture
Sericulture.
- What is silkworm graine, and how are eggs handled in sericulture? provenance
- Which entry fits sericulture? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should egg and ovoviviparity be separate primary entries?
- How should zoological sources be linked?
- The registry entry has merged a Sanskrit classification term and a sericulture term; should they be split off?