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Zoological terms
Terms in relation to animals, such as mammals, birds, reptiles or fish.
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diffuse coevolution
Zoology; Zoological terms
The evolution of traits influencing species interactions, subject to selection from a wide variety of species interacting with different intensities.
abdomen
Zoology; Zoological terms
1. ( ARTHRO ) The posterior of the three main body divisions of insects; not homologous with chelicerate opisthosoma. 2. ( ARTHRO: Crustacea) The trunk somites (with or without limbs) between the ...
abscission
Zoology; Zoological terms
The process by which a part of an organism is shed or separates from the rest of the organism. Usually used in reference to plants, for example when fruit drops from the plant or when leaves are shed ...
ACAP
Zoology; Zoological terms
(Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels) The Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels (ACAP) binds signing countries to putting forth immediate efforts to reduce ...
accidental
Zoology; Zoological terms
Pertaining to species that do not occur in a region under normal circumstances.
acclimation
Zoology; Zoological terms
Reversible physiological or morphological changes an organism experiences in response to changing environmental conditions; such physiological changes enable the organism to tolerate the new ...
active transport
Zoology; Zoological terms
The movement of ions or other substances across a membrane such in the direction of increasing concentration (and thus requires an expenditure of energy).
