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Zoological terms
Terms in relation to animals, such as mammals, birds, reptiles or fish.
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Zoological terms
ectoparasite
Zoology; Zoological terms
A parasite, for example, a tick, that lives on, or attached to the host's surface.
ectothermy
Zoology; Zoological terms
Capcity to maintain body temperature by gaining heat from the environment, either by conduction or by absorming radiation.
effective population size
Zoology; Zoological terms
The average size of a population expressed in terms of individuals assumed to contribute genes equally to the next generation; generally smaller than the actual size of the population, depending on ...
el niño
Zoology; Zoological terms
A warm current from the tropics that intrudes each winter along the west coast of northern South America.
dormancy
Zoology; Zoological terms
The state of being inactive, quiescent. In plants, particularly seeds and buds, a period in which growth is arrested until environmental conditions become more favorable.
