5 Terms
Contributors in Marine biology
Marine biology
Aggregated spatial distribution
Biology; Marine biology
A case where individuals in a space occur in clusters too dense to be explained by chance.
Cladogram
Biology; Marine biology
A tree-like diagram showing evolutionary relationships. Any two branch tips sharing the same immediate node are most closely related. All taxa that can be traced directly to one node (that is they ...
Allozyme
Biology; Marine biology
A variant of an enzyme type. These may be variants of a specific enzyme (e.g., cytochrome c) that are the products of a single genetic locus.
Geographic information system (GIS)
Biology; Marine biology
A system that allows automatic location of information suitable for mapping. Usually involves a software system that takes geographic position data and other data (e.g., type of bottom sediment) in ...
Abyssopelagic zone
Biology; Marine biology
Abysso' literally means 'no bottom'. This zone of the ocean begins 4000 m below the surface of the ocean and extends down to the sea floor. This zone is home to a variety of unique critters that are ...
