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Zoological terms
Terms in relation to animals, such as mammals, birds, reptiles or fish.
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Zoological terms
Founder effect
Zoology; Zoological terms
The difference between the gene pool of a population as a whole and that of a newly isolated population of that species.
Food web
Zoology; Zoological terms
A representation of the various paths of energy flow through populations in the community
Fitness
Zoology; Zoological terms
The genetic contribution that an individual's descendents makes to future generations of a population.
Food chain
Zoology; Zoological terms
A representation of the passage of energy through populations in the community.
Flight feathers
Zoology; Zoological terms
Collective name for the long feathers of the wings and tail.
Heat sensitive pit
Zoology; Zoological terms
Organ that helps certain snakes locate their warm-blooded prey. In boas and pythons, these border the mouth (labial pits); in pitvipers, they are between the nostri, the eye, and the moutn (loreal ...
