Zoology

Zoology

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

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diffuse coevolution

Zoology; Zoological terms

The evolution of traits influencing species interactions, subject to selection from a wide variety of species interacting with different intensities.

abdomen

Zoology; Zoological terms

1. ( ARTHRO ) The posterior of the three main body divisions of insects; not homologous with chelicerate opisthosoma. 2. ( ARTHRO: Crustacea) The trunk somites (with or without ...

abscission

Zoology; Zoological terms

The process by which a part of an organism is shed or separates from the rest of the organism. Usually used in reference to plants, for example when fruit drops from the plant or ...

ACAP

Zoology; Zoological terms

(Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels) The Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels (ACAP) binds signing countries to putting forth immediate ...

accidental

Zoology; Zoological terms

Pertaining to species that do not occur in a region under normal circumstances.

acclimation

Zoology; Zoological terms

Reversible physiological or morphological changes an organism experiences in response to changing environmental conditions; such physiological changes enable the organism to ...

active transport

Zoology; Zoological terms

The movement of ions or other substances across a membrane such in the direction of increasing concentration (and thus requires an expenditure of energy).