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- became well known for his work in marine zoology, and oceanography. He was ... is given annually by the National Academy of Sciences for an original contribution ...9 KB (1,298 words) - 09:40, 15 May 2021
- In biology, binomial nomenclature is the formal system of naming species ... Species' names formulated by the convention of binomial nomenclature ...15 KB (2,296 words) - 23:46, 11 January 2023
- and anthropologist, who developed two of the nation's most notable ... could be tracked down to the first settlers of America. Putnam attended private ...9 KB (1,359 words) - 10:26, 11 April 2024
- His initial insight was that a social group of human beings in many ways functions ... Karlsruhe, Germany. His father was the head of the household staff of the ...10 KB (1,388 words) - 06:38, 15 April 2024
- his influential contributions to the study of learning and memory. Based ... He entered the University of West Virginia at the age of fifteen, ...10 KB (1,439 words) - 07:17, 5 October 2022
- glaciologist, and geologist, the husband of educator Elizabeth Cabot Cary ... In the early stages of his career, Agassiz made a name for himself ...18 KB (2,730 words) - 04:09, 4 November 2022
- research revolutionized our understanding of the sensory perception of fish ... Karl von Frisch was born in Vienna, Austria, the son of a university ...15 KB (2,290 words) - 10:47, 28 February 2023
- (mechanical, physical, and biochemical) of living organisms, or to the ... Since the function of a part is related to its structure, physiology ...6 KB (856 words) - 05:11, 24 November 2022
- “The Sea Around Us”, and “The Edge of the Sea” were immense successes ... our attention on the wonders and realities of the universe around us, the ...21 KB (3,192 words) - 17:19, 16 April 2023
- In zoology, skipper or skipper butterfly is the common name for any ... function in the ecosystem as pollinators of flowering plants. Ecologically ...12 KB (1,517 words) - 22:59, 23 April 2023
- Rattlesnake is the common name for any of the venomous snakes comprising ... While rattlesnakes are often viewed unfavorably, because of their ...14 KB (2,198 words) - 01:30, 8 December 2022
- Lungfish is any sarcopterygian fish of the taxon Dipnoi, characterized ... able to survive in low oxygen water because of their ability to breath air ...13 KB (1,608 words) - 03:04, 5 November 2022
- Stegosaur is the common name for any of the various extinct, plated ... dinosaurs also reflect upon the changing history of life, with new forms ...16 KB (2,303 words) - 17:18, 21 October 2022
- known as an early promoter and popularizer of Charles Darwin's evolutionary ... As a professor of comparative anatomy at the University of Jena, Haeckel ...18 KB (2,494 words) - 21:22, 20 March 2024
- In zoology, a mole is the common name for any of the small insectivorous ... and lawn pests, they do provide a number of ecological values. Moles can ...11 KB (1,753 words) - 13:05, 10 March 2023
- Iguana is both the common name for several of the larger members of ... For humans, they add to the wonder of nature and the green iguana ...14 KB (2,039 words) - 23:45, 4 October 2021
- Tardigrade, or water bear, is any of the various very small, segmented ... Tardigrades reflect the remarkable diversity of living organisms, ...13 KB (1,883 words) - 04:32, 27 February 2023
- The Field Museum of Natural History (commonly abbreviated to FMNH ... The Field Museum has contributed to the advancement of museums in ...15 KB (2,331 words) - 19:38, 26 March 2024
- that make up the class Crinoidea of the echinoderms (phylum Echinodermata ... . Although the basic echinoderm pattern of five-fold symmetry can be recognized ...8 KB (1,152 words) - 16:49, 31 May 2020
- amphioxus, plural amphioxi) is a subphylum of marine invertebrates of the ... The notochord of cephalochordata, unlike the vertebrate spine, extends ...7 KB (1,039 words) - 01:45, 13 January 2023
- phylum Echinodermata, and class Asteroidea, of which there are over 1800 known ... Characteristics of sea stars include that they exhibit a superficially ...17 KB (2,546 words) - 04:39, 28 April 2023
- concerning organization and elicitation of individual and social behavior ... Tinbergen believed that the study of ethology should be applied to ...17 KB (2,483 words) - 04:06, 15 November 2022
- odd-toed ungulates (Order Perissodactyla) of the family Equidae and the ... There are four extant species of zebra. The plains zebra (Equus quagga ...20 KB (3,083 words) - 00:52, 17 April 2023
- evolutionary biologist, and historian of science. He was also one of ... Early in his career, Gould developed with Niles Eldredge the theory ...30 KB (4,344 words) - 04:42, 28 April 2023
- 2005, Bedford, Massachusetts U.S.) was one of the twentieth century's ... Mayr's theories on speciation remain the leading view of how ...30 KB (4,364 words) - 21:22, 20 March 2024
- In zoology, a horn is one of a pair of hard, pointed, often permanent ... While both a bony core and a covering of keratinous material constitute ...10 KB (1,636 words) - 16:20, 25 January 2023
- pioneered important concepts in the fields of cell biology and microbial ... The endosymbiotic theory concerns the origins of mitochondria and ...19 KB (2,756 words) - 10:41, 9 March 2023
- an American newspaper publisher and founder of The E.W. Scripps Company, a ... issued the London Literary Gazette, and many of his relatives in United States ...10 KB (1,489 words) - 17:31, 12 February 2024
- Cladistics, or phylogenetic systematics, is a system of classifying ... " that represent the evolutionary tree of life. DNA (deoxyribonucleic ...33 KB (4,767 words) - 22:30, 10 December 2023
- Fauna is all of the animals of any particular region or time period ... use fauna to refer to a typical collection of animals found in a specific ...10 KB (1,515 words) - 23:37, 1 November 2023
- famous for his work on the ethnology of religion and mythology, and ... Lodz, Russia (today Poland), into the family of Adolf and Johanna Radin. His ...11 KB (1,587 words) - 01:29, 23 November 2022
- for wildlife and nature photography. Much of the beauty is attributed to ... A significant portion of the Serengeti Plain is protected and preserved ...11 KB (1,686 words) - 09:56, 26 January 2023
- Species are the basic taxonomic units of biological classification ... the same throughout their geological history. As noted by eminent evolutionist ...23 KB (3,511 words) - 17:36, 14 October 2022
- who earned worldwide fame with his discovery of the first specimens of early ... dedicated to, if not obsessed with, the idea of finding what he believed to ...11 KB (1,759 words) - 04:18, 23 March 2024
- 1894 – August 25, 1956), was a professor of entomology and zoology, who ... With the air of scientific respectability, Kinsey's publications ...23 KB (3,418 words) - 08:17, 20 July 2023
- soldier, geologist and the second director of United States Geological Survey ... an American soldier, geologist, and explorer of the American West. He earned ...11 KB (1,704 words) - 01:23, 10 February 2023
- Microbiology is the study of microorganisms (microbes), which are ... as non-living, they are also subjects of study in microbiology. ...12 KB (1,722 words) - 17:27, 9 November 2022
- and two toes on each foot, with the nail of the larger inner toe resembling ... The ostrich is the only living species of its family, Struthionidae ...28 KB (4,283 words) - 10:51, 11 March 2023
- fish comprising the family Sphyraenidae of the order Perciformes, characterized ... waters and helping to maintain the balance of nature. == Description == ...11 KB (1,631 words) - 10:52, 20 September 2023
- and paleontologist, famous for his studies of prehistoric cave art, such ... went beyond reality, and his interpretation of the artwork was very misleading ...13 KB (1,739 words) - 17:06, 15 December 2023
- a leading figure in the study of human fossils. A strong supporter ... 5, 1866 in Aberdeen, Scotland, the sixth of 10 children to John Keith and ...11 KB (1,719 words) - 11:11, 16 August 2023
- and webbed feet like an otter. It is one of only five extant species of ... The bizarre appearance of this egg-laying, venomous, duck-billed, ...38 KB (5,579 words) - 01:53, 10 April 2023
- Salamander is the common term for any member of the order Caudata ... rough-skinned species exist. The moist skin of the amphibians adapts them ...12 KB (1,655 words) - 21:58, 17 April 2023
- inspired novels and plays reveal his views of the universal truths in human ... worldwide. An thought provoking aspect of his literary legacy is that ...12 KB (1,836 words) - 23:01, 30 April 2023
- country, and is often regarded as the father of Russian classical music. Glinka ... Mikhail Glinka was born in the village of Novospasskoye, a village ...12 KB (1,827 words) - 17:51, 9 November 2022
- Coelacanth is any sarcopterygian fish of the subclass Coelacanthimorpha ... believed to have been extinct since the end of the Cretaceous period, until ...26 KB (3,758 words) - 22:25, 7 January 2024
- B.C.E.) was a Greek philosopher, a student of Plato, and teacher of Alexander ... and Islamic philosophy. The beginning of "modern" philosophy ...37 KB (5,500 words) - 06:30, 12 August 2023
- Giant squid is the common name for any of the very large squid comprising ... (33 ft) for males from caudal fin to the tip of the two long tentacles (second ...27 KB (3,958 words) - 07:44, 24 January 2023
- In zoology, locust is the common name for any member of several species ... For example, the desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) of Africa and ...14 KB (2,045 words) - 07:50, 9 March 2023
- Actinopterygii, is a major taxonomic class (or subclass) of fish, ... "fin rays," their fins being webs of skin supported by bony or horny ...14 KB (1,774 words) - 17:27, 17 December 2022
- "saddle"- after the shells of saddlebacked Galápagos tortoises ... The Galápagos archipelago is part of Ecuador, a country in northwestern ...33 KB (5,083 words) - 03:47, 18 April 2024
- the ostrich. It is the only extant member of the genus Dromaius. The name ... The emu is common over most of mainland Australia, although it avoids ...25 KB (3,749 words) - 16:32, 5 January 2021
- In zoology, cricket is the common name for any of the grasshopper ... China). They have served as cultural symbols of everything from a sign of impending ...14 KB (2,028 words) - 00:20, 15 January 2023
- In zoology, a turkey is any of the large birds comprising the subfamily ... Members of the two extant species have a distinctive, fleshy caruncle ...15 KB (2,323 words) - 18:52, 6 November 2022
- scale, without independent evidence of the use of such higher processes ... anecdotal and rather as promoting the use of accurate observation and recording ...18 KB (2,586 words) - 21:54, 12 February 2024
- Przewalski's horse is a rare, wild horse of Asia, Equus ferus ... endangered in the wild. As a result of its preservation and reintroduction ...16 KB (2,313 words) - 01:25, 12 April 2023
- Sloth is the common name for any of the slow-moving, New World arboreal ... Sloths provide unique ecological functions. The fur of sloths is a ...16 KB (2,352 words) - 14:57, 27 April 2023
- Ethology is a branch of zoology concerned with the study of animal ... The study of animal behavior touches upon the fact that people receive ...16 KB (2,274 words) - 04:36, 22 March 2024
- Grebe is the common name for any of the swimming and diving birds ... and behaviors add to the aesthetic beauty of the aquatic environment for ...15 KB (2,144 words) - 12:22, 24 January 2023
- in Australia's Great Barrier Reef. News of his death caused worldwide ... to Lyn and Bob Irwin in Essendon, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia ...16 KB (2,294 words) - 04:43, 28 April 2023
- Falcon is the common name for birds of prey comprising the genus Falco ... Although the members of the genus Falco are known as the "true ...17 KB (2,440 words) - 01:46, 29 June 2022
- large, solitary cat has the greatest range of any wild terrestrial mammal ... predator, the cougar pursues a wide variety of prey. Primary food sources ...41 KB (6,179 words) - 00:14, 15 January 2023
- [[Image:Licorne Edimbourg Scotland.JPG|thumb|right|300px|Arms of Scotland ... Examples of legendary creatures can be found in medieval bestiaries ...32 KB (4,984 words) - 22:44, 10 November 2022
- public. Beyond recreation, other functions of zoos include research, education ... observing nature and have a role as stewards of creation, have, in the ideal ...18 KB (2,585 words) - 06:10, 13 June 2023
- snouts comprising the Tapridae family of the odd-toed ungulates (Perissodactyla ... . Tapirs inhabit jungle and forest regions of South America, Central America ...17 KB (2,523 words) - 00:47, 21 April 2023
- An island or isle is a tract of land that is completely surrounded ... There are two main types of islands: continental islands and oceanic ...19 KB (2,807 words) - 19:43, 7 February 2023
- Cassowary is the common name for any of the very large, flightless ... prized delicacy, despite (or perhaps because of) the risk they pose to life ...17 KB (2,480 words) - 14:23, 29 November 2023
- sometimes known as the "backbone" of North America. The highest ... those mountains are considered to be part of the entire American cordillera ...17 KB (2,479 words) - 02:29, 16 December 2022
- migratory bird, Ectopistes migratorius, of the Columbidae family, that ... century, the species went from being one of the most abundant birds in ...18 KB (2,794 words) - 18:56, 23 March 2023
- in 1755, the university has grown to be one of the largest institutions in ... whose name was later added to the name of the institution in his honor ...19 KB (2,791 words) - 01:43, 11 March 2023
- naturalist who achieved fame as originator of the theory of evolution through ... Considered the "father of evolutionary theory," Darwin made ...55 KB (8,376 words) - 23:18, 22 January 2023
- in Wellesley, Massachusetts (13 miles west of Boston), Wellesley college ... As one of the "Seven Sisters," Wellesley has been and continues ...18 KB (2,711 words) - 23:29, 3 May 2023
- Penguin (PEN-gwin or PENG-gwin) is the common name for any of the ... equator. Penguins are found off the coasts of South America, Africa, Australia ...36 KB (5,093 words) - 17:12, 26 March 2023
- Kakadu National Park is in the Northern Territory of Australia, 171 ... km (62 mi) from east to west. It is the size of Israel, about one-third the ...37 KB (5,617 words) - 02:27, 19 December 2022
- Paleoanthropology is a sub-discipline of anthropology and paleontology ... Of great interest to this field is the theory of human evolution, ...20 KB (2,921 words) - 11:00, 11 March 2023
- (or pitvipers, pit-vipers), is a subfamily of venomous vipers (family Viperidae ... There more than 150 species of crotalines, distributed in both the ...19 KB (2,781 words) - 19:53, 7 May 2020
- Siskiyou County, and has an estimated volume of 108 cubic miles (450 cubic ... mountain and rising abruptly from miles of level ground which encircle ...20 KB (2,974 words) - 17:45, 10 November 2022
- somewhat raccoon or bear-like face. A member of the Carnivora order, generally ... They generally are found in the slopes of the south of the Himalayas ...17 KB (2,708 words) - 02:48, 8 December 2022
- biologist and archaeologist was born the son of Sir John William Lubbock, Bart ... the Act that established the dates of Bank Holidays. In the academic ...22 KB (3,231 words) - 02:32, 9 February 2023
- flowing into the Indian Ocean. The area of its basin is 606,000 square ... Electricity is generated by two main sources of hydroelectric power ...22 KB (3,457 words) - 21:14, 31 January 2024
- African mammal, Hippopotamus amphibius, of the Hippopotamidae family of ... they add greatly to the mystique and beauty of nature. Whether their reputation ...43 KB (6,299 words) - 15:51, 25 January 2023
- Typhus the name of any one of several similar diseases caused by particular ... The four main types of typhus are epidemic typhus (caused by Rickettsia ...23 KB (3,359 words) - 11:25, 18 April 2023
- Snake is any of the numerous elongate, limbless, scaled, carnivorous ... The more than 2,900 species of snakes are spread across every continent ...54 KB (8,016 words) - 05:10, 13 October 2022
- quốc gia Phong Nha-Kẻ Bàng) is one of the world's largest karst ... passageways ever discovered. The government of Vietnam declared Phong Nha ...23 KB (3,412 words) - 23:56, 18 September 2023
- works in Russian under the pseudonym of Sirin, but rose to international ... multilingual puns, anagrams, and coinages of terms. A novelist of formidable ...22 KB (3,112 words) - 20:47, 3 May 2023
- to enhance or protect the appearance or odor of the human body. They include ... cosmetics-labeling-requirements Summary of Cosmetics Labeling Requirements ...24 KB (3,549 words) - 18:25, 17 January 2023
- #039;bʊl]) is the capital and largest city of Afghanistan, as well as an ... Many empires have fought over the city during its 3,500 year history ...23 KB (3,393 words) - 06:47, 28 February 2023
- The American Museum of Natural History (AMNH), located in Manhattan ... The AMNH has a collection consisting of over 32 million specimens ...26 KB (3,976 words) - 06:38, 25 July 2023
- known as H. G. Wells, was an English author of science fiction novels such ... Wells was a prolific writer of both fiction and non-fiction, producing ...25 KB (3,814 words) - 16:38, 29 July 2023
- Ancient Western philosophy is marked by the formation and development ... the second period spans the lifetimes of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle; ...29 KB (4,278 words) - 04:19, 31 January 2023
- term also is used to refer to all members of the order Crocodilia, a group ... that are primarily found in tropical regions of Asia, the Americas, Africa ...25 KB (3,728 words) - 20:22, 3 June 2020
- Esox is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish, whose members are known ... Of the five traditionally recognized extant species in Esox, the type ...24 KB (3,763 words) - 18:12, 26 February 2022
- Diatom is the common name for a major group of unicellular or (less ... The silica shells (frustules) of diatoms show a wide diversity in ...26 KB (3,706 words) - 11:59, 29 January 2024
- 224(4654) (1984): 1191–1198 making it one of the tallest peaks in the Indonesian ... Tambora erupted in 1815 with a rating of seven on the Volcanic Explosivity ...27 KB (3,837 words) - 17:13, 6 December 2023
- Vanilla is the common name and genus name for a group of vine-like ... and is widely used today in the preparation of desserts and perfumes. The ...27 KB (4,046 words) - 00:03, 14 November 2022
- American sculptor. She was a master of naturalistic animal sculpture ... Huntington is recognized as one of America's finest animaliers ...28 KB (4,145 words) - 06:44, 28 July 2023
- Canada. Founded in 1821, McGill is one of the oldest universities in ... degrees and diplomas in over 300 fields of study, including medicine. ...36 KB (4,859 words) - 09:30, 10 March 2023
- [[Image:Pie Grande.jpg|thumb|200 px|Artistic depiction of Bigfoot]] like animal believed to inhabit the forests of North America, although people ...28 KB (4,241 words) - 02:27, 21 April 2023
- Harvard University (incorporated as The President and Fellows of Harvard ... Harvard was established under church sponsorship, with the intention ...32 KB (4,558 words) - 16:50, 30 January 2022
- 814) was a classical Arabic poet, and the foremost representative ... Abu Nuwas was born in the province of Ahvaz (modern Khuzestan Province ...28 KB (4,086 words) - 06:54, 14 June 2023
