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Zoological terms
Terms in relation to animals, such as mammals, birds, reptiles or fish.
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Zoological terms
dummy nest
Zoology; Zoological terms
A decoy nest that is built in order to attract females, reduce predation, or reduce nest parasitization. If eggs are disturbed in the primary nest, they can be moved to the alternate nest if needed.
ecocline
Zoology; Zoological terms
A gradient of vegetation structure that correlates to variation in one or more environmental characteristics in a geographical area.
ecolocation
Zoology; Zoological terms
A method of sensing surrounding objects that employs pulses of high-frequency sound.
ecological efficiency
Zoology; Zoological terms
A measure of the amount of energy in the biomass that is produced by one trophic level and is incorporated into the biomass produced by the next (higher) trophic level.
ecological isolation
Zoology; Zoological terms
The isolation of competing species of organisms made possible by differences in each species food resources, habitat use, activity period, or geographical range.
ecological release
Zoology; Zoological terms
The expansion of habitat and resource usage by populations into areas of lower species diversity. Ecological release results from lower levels of interspecific competition.
