Plants & Animals Articles

• Insects (including Butterflies)
  Animals
  Zoology
  Invasive Species
  Evolutionary Biology
  Frogs and Reptiles
   
  

  Larva

  A larva is a juvenile form of animal with indirect development, undergoing metamorphosis (for example, insects or amphibians). The larva can look completely different from the adult form, for ... > more
• Wild Animals
  Animals
  Veterinary Medicine
  Nature
  Mammals
  Extinction
   
  

  Feral

  A feral organism is one that has escaped from domestication and returned, partly or wholly, to its wild state. Rarely will a local environment perfectly integrate the feral organism into its ... > more
• Behavioral Science
  Animals
  Life Sciences
  Dogs
  Nature
  Wild Animals
   

  Comparative psychology

  Comparative psychology, taken in its most usual, broad sense, refers to the study of the behavior and mental life of animals other than human beings. It is synonymous with animal psychology, but ... > more
• Frogs and Reptiles
  Trees
  New Species
  Nature
  Invasive Species
  Botany
   
  

  White's Tree Frog

  White's Tree Frog, Green Tree Frog, or Dumpy Tree Frog (Litoria caerulea) is a species of tree frog native to Australia and New Guinea, with introduced populations in New Zealand and the United ... > more
• Nature
  Endangered Plants
  Extinction
  New Species
  Endangered Animals
  Ecology Research
   

  Conservation status

  The conservation status of a species is an indicator of the likelihood of that species continuing to survive either in the present day or the future. Many factors are taken into account when ... > more
• Wild Animals
  Nature
  Extinction
  Endangered Animals
  Animals
  Zoology
   
  

  Zoo

  A zoological garden, zoological park, or zoo is an institution where mainly wild and exotic animals are restricted within enclosures, bred and displayed to the public. Most of today’s ... > more
• Fisheries
  Fish
  Wild Animals
  New Species
  Zoology
  Nature
   
  

  Symbiosis

  Symbiosis is an interaction between two organisms living together in more or less intimate association or even the merging of two dissimilar organisms. Symbiosis may be divided into two distinct ... > more
• Biotechnology and Bioengineering
  Genetically Modified
  Biotechnology
  Genes
  Biochemistry Research
  Gene Therapy
   
  

  Genetically modified organism

  A genetically modified organism (GMO) is an organism whose genetic material has been altered using techniques in genetics generally known as recombinant DNA technology. Recombinant DNA technology is ... > more
• Botany
  Endangered Plants
  Nature
  Trees
  Biology
  Pests and Parasites
   
  

  Botany

  Botany is the scientific study of plant life. Virtually all of the food we eat comes from plants, either directly from staple foods and other fruit and vegetables, or indirectly through livestock, ... > more
• Evolutionary Biology
  Nature
  Mating and Breeding
  Animals
  Endangered Animals
  Biology
   

  Neoteny

  Neoteny is the retention, by adults in a species, of traits previously seen only in juveniles (pedomorphosis/paedomorphosis), and is a subject studied in the field of developmental biology. In ... > more

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