Zoology

Zoology

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

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amplexus

Zoology; Zoological terms

A mating position used by frogs and toads, in which the male holds the female with its front legs and fertilization usually takes place outside of the female's body and thus often ...

anastomosis

Zoology; Zoological terms

A branching and interconnecting network of tubes such as blood vessels, nerves, or leaf veins that branch and reconnect to form a plexus.

annelida

Zoology; Zoological terms

The taxonomic group (phylum) of animals that includes segmented worms

biogeography

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The study of the geographic distribution of organisms throughout the landscape. Examines the how geographical variation in the physical environment manifests variation in the ...

biomass

Zoology; Zoological terms

The weight of living material (expressed as a dry weight) in some unit such as an organism, population, or community. Biomass is often cited as weight per unit area (biomass ...