Extinction Articles

• Fossils
  Environmental Policy
  Extinction
  Ice Ages
  Origin of Life
  Early Climate
   
  

  Cambrian

  The Cambrian is a major division of the geologic timescale that begins about 542 Ma (million years ago) at the end of the Proterozoic eon and ended about 488.3 Ma with the beginning of the Ordovician ... > 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
• 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
• Ecology Research
  Nature
  New Species
  Extinction
  Endangered Animals
  Biology
   

  Competitive exclusion principle

  The competitive exclusion principle, sometimes referred to as Gause's Law of competitive exclusion or just Gause's Law, states that two species that compete for the exact same resources cannot stably ... > more
• Fish
  Marine Biology
  Fisheries
  Sea Life
  Extreme Survival
  Wild Animals
   
  

  Deep sea fish

  Deep sea fish is a term for fish that live below the photic zone of the ocean. Examples include the lanternfish, flashlight fish, cookie-cutter shark, bristlemouths, and anglerfish. The fish of the ... > more
• Dinosaurs
  Early Birds
  Extinction
  New Species
  Fossils
  Birds
   
  

  Pterosaur

  Pterosaurs, "winged lizards," often referred to as "pterodactyls" were flying reptiles of the clade Pterosauria. They existed from the late Triassic to the end of the Cretaceous period (228 to 65 ... > more
• Fish
  Marine Biology
  Fisheries
  Sea Life
  Extinction
  Ecology Research
   

  Southeast Asia coral reefs

  Southeast Asian coral reefs have the highest levels of biodiversity for the world's marine ecosystems. They serve many functions, such as forming the core of livelihood for subsistence fishermen and ... > 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
• Evolutionary Biology
  Evolution
  Charles Darwin
  Nature
  Human Evolution
  Early Humans
   
  

  Parallel evolution

  Parallel evolution is the independent evolution of similar traits, starting from a similar ancestral condition. Frequently this is the situation in more closely related lineages, where several ... > more
• Mating and Breeding
  Genetics
  Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Sports Medicine
  Fertility
   

  Inbreeding

  Mammals, most other animals, and higher plants as well, have ways to minimize inbreeding. An inbred individual is likely to possess several physical and health defects, in addition to higher ... > more

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