nuptial tubercle — breeding tubercle (usually small, raised, epidermal structures on regions of the head, body, or fin rays where two individuals come in contact. May consist of aggregations of non keratinized epidermal cells, the same with a light, superficial… … Dictionary of ichthyology
pearl organ — breeding tubercle (usually small, raised, epidermal structures on regions of the head, body, or fin rays where two individuals come in contact. May consist of aggregations of non keratinized epidermal cells, the same with a light, superficial… … Dictionary of ichthyology
reproductive system, animal — Introduction any of the organ systems by which animals reproduce. The role of reproduction is to provide for the continued existence of a species; it is the process by which living organisms duplicate themselves. Animals compete with… … Universalium
Bicolored Frog — Male in breeding colours Conservation status … Wikipedia
Health and Disease — ▪ 2009 Introduction Food and Drug Safety. In 2008 the contamination of infant formula and related dairy products with melamine in China led to widespread health problems in children, including urinary problems and possible renal tube… … Universalium
Peregrine Falcon — Adult Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) of subspecies pealei or tundrius in Alaska Conservation status … Wikipedia
Anura — ▪ amphibian order Introduction also called Salientia one of the major extant orders of the class Amphibia (amphibian). It includes the frogs (frog) and toads (toad), which, because of their wide distribution, are known by most people around… … Universalium
Frog — For other uses, see Frog (disambiguation). Frogs Temporal range: Triassic–present … Wikipedia
Phodopus — Phodopus[1] Temporal range: Pleistocene to Recent Roborovski hamster (Phodopus roborovskii) … Wikipedia
Kachuga tecta — Taxobox | name = Indian Roofed Turtle status = LR/lc image width = 240px image caption = regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Reptilia ordo = Testudines familia = Geoemydidae genus = Kachuga species = K. tecta binomial = Kachuga tecta… … Wikipedia
