Bateman put several males and females together in bottles for several days. 

He concluded that the number of offspring sired by a male increased in proportion to the number of females he mated.

In contrast, the number of offspring produced by a female did not increase with the number of males she mated.

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Primitive groove is homologous to the amphibian blastopore

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Hensen’s node (Primitive Knot)

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A regional thickening of cells at the anterior end of the primitive streak

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Hensen’s node is the functional equivalent of the organizer (dorsal lip of the amphibian blastopore)

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Primitive Pit 

A funnel-shaped depression at the center of Hensen’s node through which cells migrate to form the notochord and prechordal plate.

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The primitive streak defines the major body axes of the avian embryo.