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Terms in relation to animals, such as mammals, birds, reptiles or fish.
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Balanced polymorphisim
Zoology; Zoological terms
The maintenance of more than one allele in a population due to the superiority (in selection terms) of the heterozygote over both homozygotes.
Banding
Zoology; Zoological terms
The practise of attaching metal or plastic bands around the legs of birds (or other animals) to mark individuals for identification on recapture.
Baleen
Zoology; Zoological terms
A fibrous structure in the mouths of some whales (baleen whales or Mysticetes) that enables the whale to philtre food from the water for ingestion.
Barbicels
Zoology; Zoological terms
Small hook-like structures on barbules that link adjoining barbules to form the rigid, interlocked structure of the feather vane.
Barbel
Zoology; Zoological terms
A long tubercle (projection) that serves as a sensory appendage and is attached to an animal's lips or mouthparts.
Autotroph
Zoology; Zoological terms
An organism that acquires energy from their environment (as opposed to acquiring energy via the ingestion of other organisms).
Auriculars .
Zoology; Zoological terms
A group of feathers that covers the side of a bird's head where the bird's ear openings are located
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