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Zoology
The scientific study of the animal kingdom, including extinct and possibly mythical beings.
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mitochondrial dna study
Zoology; Zoological terms
A study of the origins and relationships among species and other taxa that examines the mitocondrial DNA of the organisms to establish genetic similarities and differences and in ...
mobbing
Zoology; Zoological terms
A form of behavior in some birds in which a group of birds harrass a predator or other intruding animal in order to force that animal to leave the area.
molt migration
Zoology; Zoological terms
An annual migration pattern in birds in which individuals move from the breeding ground to a temporary location where thye molt and then migrate again to a wintering range. Occurs ...
molt
Zoology; Zoological terms
To shed hair, feathers, shell, or skin such that it can then be renewed and replaced with a new coat, plumage, shell, or skin.
monogamy
Zoology; Zoological terms
A pair relationship in which a single male and a single female establish an exclusive bond during a reproductive cycle.
monomer
Zoology; Zoological terms
A small molecule that can be chemically bonded to other monomers (a chain of monomers is referred to as a polymer).
morph
Zoology; Zoological terms
A distinct type or variant of an individual in which it differs in its physical attributes from other types or variants
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