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• Evolutionary Biology
  Evolution
  Charles Darwin
  Nature
  Human Evolution
  Biology
   
  

  Convergent evolution

  In evolutionary biology, convergent evolution is the process whereby organisms not closely related (not monophyletic), independently evolve similar traits as a result of having to adapt to similar ... > 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
• Marine Biology
  Ecology Research
  Nutrition
  Invasive Species
  Beer and Wine
  Sports Medicine
   
  

  Red tide

  "Red Tide" is a common name for a phenomenon known as an algal bloom, an event in which estuarine, marine, or fresh water algae accumulate rapidly in the water column, or "bloom". These algae, more ... > more
• Birds
  Wild Animals
  Nature
  Zoology
  Bird Flu Research
  Mating and Breeding
   
  

  Whooping Crane

  The Whooping Craneis a very large crane. It is the tallest North American bird. Adults are white; they have a red crown and a long, dark, pointed bill. They have long dark legs which trail behind in ... > more
• Mammals
  Endangered Animals
  Spiders and Ticks
  Prions
  Nature
  Endangered Plants
   

  Columbian White-tailed Deer

  The Columbian white-tailed deer is one of 30 subspecies of the white-tailed deer in North America, and one of two subspecies found in Oregon, the other being the Idaho white-tailed ... > more
• Cell Biology
  Molecular Biology
  Genetics
  Developmental Biology
  Biology
  Soil Types
   
  

  Action potential

  An action potential is a wave of electrical discharge that travels along the membrane of a cell. Action potentials are an essential feature of animal life, rapidly carrying information within and ... > more
• Evolutionary Biology
  Mating and Breeding
  Nature
  Animals
  Agriculture and Food
  Endangered Animals
   
  

  Hybrid

  In biology, hybrid has two meanings. The first meaning is the result of interbreeding between two animals or plants of different taxa. Hybrids between different species within the same genus are ... > more
• Fish
  Fisheries
  Marine Biology
  Wild Animals
  Nutrition
  Sea Life
   
  

  Pufferfish

  The puffer fish, also called blowfish, swellfish, globefish, balloonfish, bubblefish are fish making up the family Tetraodontidae, within the order Tetraodontiformes. They are named for their ability ... > more
• Marine Biology
  Fish
  Sea Life
  Ecology Research
  Fisheries
  Extinction
   
  

  Coral reef

  A coral reef is a type of biotic reef that develops in tropical waters by the growth of coralline algae, hermatypic corals, and other marine organisms. Coral reefs are typically massive biogenic ... > more
• Monkeys
  Nature
  Extinction
  Endangered Animals
  New Species
  Endangered Plants
   
  

  Cottontop Tamarin

  The Cottontop Tamarin (Saguinus oedipus), also known as the Pinche Tamarin, is a small New World monkey weighing less than 1lb (0.5 kg). It is an endangered species found in tropical forest edges and ... > more

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