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Zoological terms

Terms in relation to animals, such as mammals, birds, reptiles or fish.

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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 turn establish ...

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 in ducks and some ...

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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