Invasive Species Articles

• Animals
  Trees
  Soil Types
  Frogs and Reptiles
  Zoology
  Beer and Wine
   
  

  Centipede

  Centipedes (Class Chilopoda) are fast-moving venomous, predatory, terrestrial arthropods that have long bodies and many jointed legs. Chiefly nocturnal, centipedes are found primarily in tropical ... > more
• Bacteria
  Microbiology
  Microbes and More
  Extreme Survival
  Infectious Diseases
  Dentistry
   
  

  Bacteria

  Bacteria (singular: bacterium) are a major group of living organisms. Most are microscopic and unicellular, with a relatively simple cell structure lacking a cell nucleus, and organelles such as ... > more
• 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
• Microbiology
  Cell Biology
  Molecular Biology
  Genetics
  Origin of Life
  Developmental Biology
   

  Prokaryote

  Prokaryotes are organisms without a cell nucleus, or indeed any other membrane-bound organelles, in most cases unicellular (in rare cases, multicellular). This set of characteristics is distinct from ... > more
• Wounds and Healing
  Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Sports Medicine
  Insects (including Butterflies)
  Gene Therapy
   
  

  Maggot

  A maggot is the larval stage of the fly life cycle, famous for eating decomposing flesh. Sometimes "maggot" is used to refer to the larval stage of any insect. Maggots are generally 4 to 12 mm in ... > more
• Cows, Sheep, Pigs
  Veterinary Medicine
  Agriculture and Food
  Animals
  Food
  Sports Medicine
   
  

  Cattle

  Cattle (called cows in vernacular usage) are domesticated ungulates, a member of the subfamily Bovinae of the family Bovidae. They are raised as livestock for meat (called beef and veal), dairy ... > more
• Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Sports Medicine
  Pregnancy and Childbirth
  Triglycerides
  Biotechnology
   
  

  Ricin

  The protein ricin is a toxin from the castor bean. It is considered to be twice as deadly as cobra venom. Ricin is poisonous if inhaled, injected, or ingested, acting as a toxin by the inhibition of ... > more
• Horses
  Veterinary Medicine
  Animals
  Mammals
  Dogs
  Wild Animals
   
  

  Horse

  The horse is a sizeable ungulate mammal, one of ten modern species of the genus Equus. Horses have long been one of the most economically important domesticated animals. Other members of the horse ... > more
• Dolphins and Whales
  Mammals
  Animals
  Endangered Animals
  Fish
  Marine Biology
   
  

  Humpback Whale

  The Humpback Whale is a mammal which belongs to the baleen whale suborder. It is a large whale: an adult usually ranges between 12 and 16 m (40 to 50 ft) long and weighs approximately 36,000 ... > more
• Zoology
  Behavioral Science
  Agriculture and Food
  Life Sciences
  Wild Animals
  Animals
   
  

  Animal rights

  Animal rights, or animal liberation, is the movement to protect animals from being used or regarded as property by human beings. It is a radical social movement, insofar as it aims not merely to ... > more

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