Zoological terms

Zoological terms

Terms in relation to animals, such as mammals, birds, reptiles or fish.

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Competition

Zoology; Zoological terms

In ecology terms, competition arises when two or more individuals (or populations) rely on the same limited resource. In doing so, both parties are impacted negatively.

Constriction

Zoology; Zoological terms

A method many non-venomous snakes used to kill prey that involves the snake coiling around its prey and tightening its grip to suffocate the prey.

Conditioning

Zoology; Zoological terms

A type of learning in which associations are made. Learning can be acquired through stimulus-response or reward-punishment reinforcement.

Contour feathers

Zoology; Zoological terms

The outer layer of feathers that cover a bird's body, wings, and tail and give the bird its characteristic appearance.

Coltan

Zoology; Zoological terms

Columbite-tantalite or 'coltan' is a metallic ore found in Australia, Canada, Brazil, and central Africa.

Endangered Species Act (ESA) .

Federal legislation that is intended to provide a means to conserve the ecosystems upon which endangered and threatened species depend and provide programmes for the conservation of those species, ...