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crenulate scale — a scale intermediate in form between a ciliate and a ctenoid scale, e.g. in characoids … Dictionary of ichthyology
Life Sciences — ▪ 2009 Introduction Zoology In 2008 several zoological studies provided new insights into how species life history traits (such as the timing of reproduction or the length of life of adult individuals) are derived in part as responses to… … Universalium
Leaf — For other uses, see Leaf (disambiguation). The leaves of a Beech tree … Wikipedia
nervous system — Anat., Zool. 1. the system of nerves and nerve centers in an animal or human, including the brain, spinal cord, nerves, and ganglia. 2. a particular part of this system. Cf. autonomic nervous system, central nervous system, peripheral nervous… … Universalium
locomotion — /loh keuh moh sheuhn/, n. the act or power of moving from place to place. [1640 50; see LOCOMOTIVE, MOTION] * * * Any of various animal movements that result in progression from one place to another. Locomotion is classified as either… … Universalium
Orders of magnitude (length) — Contents 1 Detailed list 1.1 Subatomic 1.2 Atomic to cellular 1.3 Human scale 1.4 … Wikipedia
Antarctica — /ant ahrk ti keuh, ahr ti /, n. the continent surrounding the South Pole: almost entirely covered by an ice sheet. ab. 5,000,000 sq. mi. (12,950,000 sq. km). Also called Antarctic Continent. * * * Antarctica Introduction Antarctica Background:… … Universalium
White band disease — is characterized by complete coral tissue degradation of Caribbean acroporid corals. Two species are affected, Acropora palmata and A. cervicornis (Gladfelter, 1982). The disease exhibits a sharp demarcation between apparently healthy coral… … Wikipedia
Eurybia divaricata — Taxobox name = White Wood Aster image width = 250px status = G5 status system = TNC status ref = Cite web publisher =NatureServe title = Eurybia divaricata work = NatureServe Explorer url = http://www.natureserve.org/explorer/servlet/NatureServe?s… … Wikipedia
ostariophysan — ▪ fish Introduction any of about8,000 species of bony fishes (bony fish) belonging to a group that includes the majority of freshwater fishes throughout the world. Familiar representatives of this group are the minnows (minnow), suckers (sucker) … Universalium
