Associate Professor Stephen Johnston

School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, University of Queensland

Sciences & Technology

Solving the mystery of the four-headed echidna penis

Scientists have for the first time detailed the anatomy and workings of the short-beaked echidna penis, demonstrating its innovative evolution

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