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Zoological terms
Terms in relation to animals, such as mammals, birds, reptiles or fish.
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Insectivore
Zoology; Zoological terms
Used as a term of classification, this word denotes an insect-eating mammal of the Order Insectovira (such as the shrew). The word is more generally used of any insectivorous creature (such as the ...
Internal compass
Zoology; Zoological terms
The hypothesised mechanism that allows organisms to orient themselves so as to proceed in the proper direction during long-distance movements such as migration.
Introduced species
Zoology; Zoological terms
A species that humans have placed into an ecosystem or community (either accidentally or intentionally) in which it does not naturally occur.
Isolating mechanism
Zoology; Zoological terms
An obstacle to interbreeding, either extrinsic, such as a geographical barrier, or intrinsic, such as structural or behavioural incompatibility
Inhibition
Zoology; Zoological terms
The suppression of a colonising population by another that is already established, especially during successional sequences.
Irruption
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Sudden large movement of individuals into an area where they are generally uncommon, often on an unpredictable basis.
Invasion
Zoology; Zoological terms
Sudden large movement of individuals into an area where they are generally uncommon, often on an unpredictable basis
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