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Zoological terms
Terms in relation to animals, such as mammals, birds, reptiles or fish.
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Holarctic
Zoology; Zoological terms
Relating to the boigeographic region that includes the northern parts of the Old and New Worlds, and that comprises the Nearctic and Palearctic regions.
Homeostasis
Zoology; Zoological terms
The process by which an organism maintains constant internal conditions in the face of a varying external environment.
Homeothermy
Zoology; Zoological terms
Ability to maintain constant body temperature in the face of fluctuating environmental temperature; warm-blooded.
Home range
Zoology; Zoological terms
The area that an animal uses in the course of its daily activities. Not necessarily defended.
Mitochondrial dna study
Zoology; Zoological terms
A study of the origins and relationships among species and other taxa that examines the mitocondrial DNA of the organisms to establish genetic similarities and differences and in turn establish ...
Moult migration
Zoology; Zoological terms
An annual migration pattern in birds in which individuals move from the breeding ground to a temporary location where thye moult and then migrate again to a wintering range. Occurs in ducks and some ...
