Ape and Chimp Articles

• Nature
  Ecology Research
  Extinction
  Endangered Animals
  Endangered Plants
  New Species
   
  

  Biodiversity Action Plan

  A Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP) is an internationally recognized program addressing threatened species and habitats, which is designed to protect and restore biological systems. The original impetus ... > more
• Marine Biology
  Sea Life
  Fish
  Apes
  Ecology Research
  Fisheries
   
  

  Great Barrier Reef

  The Great Barrier Reef is the world's largest coral reef. The reef is located off the coast of Queensland in north-east Australia. It stretches over 2000 kilometres in length and can be seen from ... > more
• Biochemistry
  Organic Chemistry
  Cell Biology
  Molecular Biology
  Genetics
  Biochemistry Research
   
  

  Denaturation (biochemistry)

  Denaturation is the alteration of a protein shape through some form of external stress (for example, by applying heat, acid or alkali), in such a way that it will no longer be able to carry out its ... > more
• Autism
  Neuroscience
  Social Psychology
  Brain Injury
  Monkeys
  Disorders and Syndromes
   
  

  Mirror neuron

  A mirror neuron is a neuron which fires both when an animal performs an action and when the animal observes the same action performed by another (especially conspecific) animal. Thus, the neuron ... > more
• Marine Biology
  Sports Medicine
  Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Ecology Research
  Triglycerides
   
  

  Kelp

  Kelp are large seaweeds, belonging to the brown algae and classified in the order Laminariales. Kelp ash is calcined and rich in iodine and ... > more
• Nervous System
  Neuroscience
  Perception
  Psychology Research
  Healthy Aging
  Developmental Biology
   

  Olfaction

  Olfaction, the sense of odor (smell), is the detection of chemicals dissolved in air (or in water, by animals that live under water). In vertebrates smells are sensed by the olfactory epithelium ... > more
• Sports Medicine
  Nutrition
  New Species
  Birds
  Invasive Species
  Spiders and Ticks
   
  

  Gull

  Gulls are seabirds in the family Laridae. They are most closely related to the terns (family Sternidae), and more distantly to the waders, auks and skimmers. Most gulls belong to the large genus ... > more
• Dolphins and Whales
  Mammals
  Animals
  Endangered Animals
  Marine Biology
  Sea Life
   
  

  Baleen whale

  The baleen whales, also called whalebone whales or great whales, form a suborder of the order cetacea. The distinguishing feature between this suborder and the toothed whales is that baleen whales ... > more
• Fisheries
  Fish
  Invasive Species
  Exotic Species
  Geography
  Zoology
   
  

  Lamprey

  A lamprey is a jawless fish with a toothed, funnel-like sucking mouth, with which most species bore into the flesh of other fishes to suck their blood. Lampreys live mostly in coastal and fresh ... > more
• Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Genes
  Gene Therapy
  Personalized Medicine
  Genetics
   

  Allele

  An allele is a viable DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) coding that occupies a given locus (position) on a chromosome. Usually alleles are sequences that code for a gene, but sometimes the term is used to ... > more

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