Zoology

Zoology

The scientific study of the animal kingdom, including extinct and possibly mythical beings.

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Zoology; Zoological terms

A force that works in opposition to the direction of movement.

dummy nest

Zoology; Zoological terms

A decoy nest that is built in order to attract females, reduce predation, or reduce nest parasitization. If eggs are disturbed in the primary nest, they can be moved to the ...

ecocline

Zoology; Zoological terms

A gradient of vegetation structure that correlates to variation in one or more environmental characteristics in a geographical area.

ecolocation

Zoology; Zoological terms

A method of sensing surrounding objects that employs pulses of high-frequency sound.

ecological efficiency

Zoology; Zoological terms

A measure of the amount of energy in the biomass that is produced by one trophic level and is incorporated into the biomass produced by the next (higher) trophic level.

ecological isolation

Zoology; Zoological terms

The isolation of competing species of organisms made possible by differences in each species food resources, habitat use, activity period, or geographical range.

ecological release

Zoology; Zoological terms

The expansion of habitat and resource usage by populations into areas of lower species diversity. Ecological release results from lower levels of interspecific competition.