19 Terms
Contributors in Marine biology
Marine biology
blood pigment
Biology; Marine biology
A molecule used by an organism to transport oxygen efficiently, usually in a circulatory system (e.g., hemoglobin).
heritable character
Biology; Marine biology
A morphological character whose given state can be explained partially in terms of the genotype of the individua.
histogram
Biology; Marine biology
A multiple-bar diagram representing the frequency distribution of a group as a function of some variable. The frequency of each class is proportional to the length of its associated bar.
community
Biology; Marine biology
A naturally occurring group of plants and animals that live within a certain environment and interact with each other. Communities are often defined by a dominant species (e.g. kelp forest community) ...
gillnet
Biology; Marine biology
A net set upright in the water to catch fish by entangling their gills in its mesh.
alien species
Biology; Marine biology
A non-established introduced species (q.v.), which is incapable of establishing self-sustaining or self-propagating populations in the new area without human interference (cf. 'introduced species'; ...
