10 Terms
Contributors in Marine biology
Marine biology
divergent evolution
Biology; Marine biology
The evolution of one species to a number of different forms.
mainstream flow
Biology; Marine biology
The flow in a part of the fluid (e.g., in a tidal creek) that is well above the bottom or well away from a surface and essentially not under the influence of the boundary layer (see boundary layer).
morphology
Biology; Marine biology
The form and structure of an organism, in particular its outside features.
assimilation efficiency
Biology; Marine biology
The fraction of ingested food that is absorbed and used in metabolism.
digestion efficiency
Biology; Marine biology
The fraction of living food that does not survive passage through a predator's gut.
genotype
Biology; Marine biology
The genetic makeup of an organism. The actual appearance of an individual (the phenotype) depends on the interaction between different forms (or alleles) of genes and between the genotype and the ...
genetic diversity
Biology; Marine biology
The genetic variation that occurs within a population or species. For example, there are several different colour dog whelk shells and ochre sea stars.
