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Zoological terms

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

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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.

Foal

Zoology; Zoological terms

Refers to a horse, either male or female, up to six months in age

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 ...

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