• When a colleague compared the skulls to those of another porpoise at the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology at Berkeley, California, they noticed differences striking enough to consider the finds a new species. (mentalfloss.com)
  • Vertebrate Zoology v. 64 (no. 2): 139-167. (aquariumglaser.de)
  • JOHN SPARKS (Curator, Division of Vertebrate Zoology, American Museum of Natural History): Most people's feeling about the Earth is that we know everything. (amnh.org)
  • The finding, to be detailed in an upcoming issue of the Journal of Experimental Zoology, adds to growing evidence that digits in humans and other land creatures are the equivalent of fin bones in fish. (ex-christian.net)
  • Freshwater mussels of the family Unionidae, sometimes called clams, pass through a parasitic larval state, living on the fins, gills, and bodies of fishes. (infoplease.com)
  • they are found most commonly on the skin, fins, and gills of fish. (daviddarling.info)
  • An issue with using fin and scale tissues in fishes is that their isotopic half-lives can be longer than those of dorsal muscle (Busst & Britton, 2018 ). (springer.com)
  • People have found comparable genes and gene-expression patterns in the fins of ray-fin fishes and also sharks, so it seems like the pattern goes very, very deep in vertebrate history," said study team member Zerina Johanson, a paleontologist at the Natural History Museum in London. (ex-christian.net)
  • A large family of mostly marine fish that have a rotund, scaleless body, the small dorsal fin placed well back on the body opposite the small anal fin , and a rounded tail fin. (encyclopedia.com)
  • A tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier) swimming at the surface with a biologging package attached to dorsal fin. (scitechdaily.com)
  • A white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) swimming at the surface with a biologging package attached to dorsal fin. (scitechdaily.com)
  • The distinct ridge along their back behind the dorsal fin gives them the nickname "razorback" (Leatherwood and Reeves 1983). (nammco.no)
  • Their exceptionally large size, streamlined appearance and the small falcate dorsal fin appearing just after the blow are probably their best identifying feature. (nammco.no)
  • Fin whales have a falcate dorsal fin, which is about 60 cm high and set about two-thirds back along the body. (nammco.no)
  • This white whale, which was identified as a male due to its very tall dorsal fin, appeared to be a healthy adult weighing roughly 10,000 pounds. (scienceblogs.com)
  • Fin whales are dark grey to brownish black in colour along the top of the body, while the throat, belly and undersides of the flippers and tail flukes are white. (nammco.no)
  • The second is like an ancient plesiosaur reptile or an Archaeoceti whale with a long neck, a fatter body, and some sort of flippers or fins. (zetatalk.com)
  • And because whales and birds descended from creatures with fingers and toes â€" hoofed mammals and dinosaurs, respectively â€" their flippers and wings are also evolutionarily linked to fish fins, she added. (ex-christian.net)
  • 0000084128 00000 n PERSPECTIVE Evolutionary and physiological adaptations of aquatic invasive animals: r selection versus resistance1 Robert F. McMahon Abstract: Invasive species have been characterized as tolerant of environmental extremes. (poliglota.net)
  • Abstract: In one university, my freshman zoology professor presented as virtual fact what was Darwin's main proof for evolution-embryology! (creation.com)
  • 2. The correspondence of a part or organ of one animal with a similar part or organ of another one, determined by agreement in derivation and development from a like primitive origin, as the foreleg of a quadruped, the wing of a bird, and the pectoral fin of a fish. (wordinfo.info)
  • They have appeared periodically in the tanks of retailers and I would be interested if someone out there is still keeping this species.One cause for concern is the poisonous spines of the dorsal and pectoral fins as they will need to be treated with respect as it can take quite a while for a wound of this nature to heal up if you are unlucky enough to be punctured. (scotcat.com)
  • It covers zoology topics such as anatomy, diet, ocean habitat, and life cycle, as well as species conservation efforts and the marine predators' relationships with humans throughout history. (biggerbooks.com)
  • En el llenguatge col·loquial, se sol utilitzar el terme «animal» per referir-se a tots els animals excepte els humans, però s'ha de tenir en compte que des d'un punt de vista científic l'ésser humà és una espècie més del regne Animàlia. (dbpedia.org)
  • No, the rest of us haven't all been glowing when your back is turned- you, like most humans, just haven't been looking where most animals live. (2newthings.com)
  • Some animals rely primarily on sex chromosomes, as in humans where two X chromosomes make a female and an X and a Y chromosome make a male. (harvard.edu)
  • H6 -- Zoology: mammals. (cam.ac.uk)
  • ‡2 udc 650 07 ‡a H6 -- Zoology: mammals. (cam.ac.uk)
  • Nor does the middle layer divide to form an internal cavity - the coelom (annelid worms and all higher animals, including mammals, have coeloms). (daviddarling.info)
  • Animals are multicellular, eukaryotic organisms in the biological kingdom Animalia. (dbpedia.org)
  • Students can Download Bio Zoology Chapter 10 Organisms and Population Questions and Answers, Notes Pdf, Samacheer Kalvi 12th Bio Zoology Book Solutions Guide Pdf helps you to revise the complete Tamilnadu State Board New Syllabus and score more marks in your examinations. (samacheerkalvi.guru)
  • With the use of 21st-century technologies like robotics, satellite monitoring, and more, scientists are revealing the unseen habitats of the oceans' most mysterious animals and mapping remote, inhospitable areas in unprecedented detail. (amnh.org)
  • Starting in January 2024, South and City College Birmingham is launching an Animal Care course, designed to provide students with hands-on experience and a comprehensive understanding of diverse species. (sccb.ac.uk)
  • By working with such a diverse range of animals, students gain a deep understanding of the specific needs and behaviours of each species, preparing them for a variety of career paths in animal care. (sccb.ac.uk)
  • Scientists travel around the world to observe many different animal species and to collect their DNA . (amnh.org)
  • Over 1.5 million living animal species have been described-of which around 1 million are insects-but it has been estimated there are over 7 million animal species in total. (dbpedia.org)
  • New research sponsored by DSTO's Maritime Operations Division at the University of Queensland's Zoology Department is exploring the electro-reception used by various fish species for possible military applications. (scotcat.com)
  • New research published in BioMed Central's open access journal Frontiers in Zoology shows that estimated survival rates for calves born to these older mothers were 10% higher than those for other calves. (sciencedaily.com)
  • All animals have legs except for fish who have fins. (answers.com)
  • Featuring an array of creatures ranging from Giant African land snails, Paradise toads, and stick insects to the more traditional guinea pigs, lizards, and fish - this course prepares students to enter a variety of different career pathways relating to animal care and wellbeing. (sccb.ac.uk)
  • Brimming with vivid photos and scientific facts, Sharks treats middle-grade researchers and wild animal lovers to a comprehensive profile of these fantastic fish. (biggerbooks.com)
  • As mentioned above, the Cyclothone genus alone probably accounts for hundreds of trillions of animals around the world .With numbers like that, it seems like the ocean should never look dark, but the three-inch fish carry their light-producing photophores on the underside of their bodies, likely to obscure their silhouette against any sunlight from the water above, in order to hide from predators. (2newthings.com)
  • These may be very large fish, marine animals stranded in inland waters, prehistoric survivors, very large crocodiles, colorful hoaxes to attract tourists, or something else. (zetatalk.com)
  • Few animals have had their cognitive abilities maligned like fish. (nautil.us)
  • A gene responsible for the development of fins in a primitive fish also helped shape the hands, feet and wings of every land animal alive today. (ex-christian.net)
  • The Australian lungfish is the only living member of a group of fish called lobe-fins, which is considered the closest living relatives of land animals. (ex-christian.net)
  • Because of the similarities, we can say that fish fins have similar structures to tetrapod digits, [and that] tetrapod digits are no longer unique to the group," Johanson told LiveScience. (ex-christian.net)
  • A part or organ that has the same evolutionary origin as another but differs in function, e.g., a bird's wing in relation to the fin of a fish. (wordinfo.info)
  • The pictures of the adult animals (which we unfortunately do not have in our offer) show that O. laticlavius is a splendid show fish for large aquariums. (aquariumglaser.de)
  • The field of zoology dealing with unknown creatures of unexpected form and size is cryptozoology. (zetatalk.com)
  • Researchers studying the Australian lungfish Neoceradotus found one of its fin-sprouting genes also guides the growth of digits in land vertebrates â€" creatures with backbones. (ex-christian.net)
  • In terms of evolution, the innovation of this sensory organ has a fundamental role in one of the most extreme feeding methods of aquatic creatures," says co-author and UBC Zoology Prof. Bob Shadwick. (ubc.ca)
  • Fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) with 6 foetuses. (cam.ac.uk)
  • Fin whale with six foetuses, caught in 1953. (cam.ac.uk)
  • The fin whale is the second-largest living animal, second in size only to the blue whale. (nammco.no)
  • Fin whale blows are tall and impressive and can often be seen at a great distance. (nammco.no)
  • This is particularly useful for distinguishing a fin from a sei whale. (nammco.no)
  • As other rorquals, the fin whale has grooves along the ventral side of the body. (nammco.no)
  • Samples were collected from recently deceased fin and minke whale carcasses captured as part of Icelandic commercial whaling operations. (ubc.ca)
  • A fin whale, the second longest whale on the planet, can engulf as much as 80 cubic metres of water and prey - equal or greater than the size of the whale itself - in each gulp in less than six seconds. (ubc.ca)
  • A previous study by co-author Jeremy Goldbogen showed that a fin whale captures 10 kilograms of krill in each gulp in order to sustain its average 50-ton body mass. (ubc.ca)
  • Cut to a shot of a humpback whale fin splashing the surface of the water. (amnh.org)
  • The ship followed the whale through rough seas for approximately 30 minutes, with most of the scientists busily snapping pictures of the rare animal. (scienceblogs.com)
  • Jan. 12, 2022 Most dairy calves are housed individually in the first weeks and sometimes months of their lives, a practice that has come under scrutiny for its effects on animal behavior, welfare, and health. (sciencedaily.com)
  • The hands-on nature of the course will gain attention from students interested in veterinary studies, biology, and zoology. (sccb.ac.uk)
  • Rorquals are a subgroup of baleen whales - including blue, fin, minke and humpback whales. (ubc.ca)
  • 0000016291 00000 n Swimming is the most economical form of animal locomotion, largely because aquatic animals are almost perfectly supported by their medium and need expend little energy to overcome the force of gravity. (poliglota.net)
  • The diversity of animal life is on display in the University Museum of Zoology's brand new galleries. (cam.ac.uk)
  • The Museum of Zoology education team lead audio descriptive and touch tours as part of the University of Cambridge Museums 'Making Sense' tours programme. (cam.ac.uk)
  • A lot of deep-sea animals have a tremendous number of photophores," says Sönke Johnsen, a visual ecologist from Duke University. (nautil.us)
  • Some of our best information about how big these animals get comes from that old data," says Jesse Kelly, a researcher from Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia, who recently finished his Ph.D. on the taxonomy of octopus squids . (nautil.us)
  • University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences. (bvsalud.org)
  • The adult males develop a distinct physiognomy and deep red fins, which contrast beautifully with the body, which is black in courtship mood. (aquariumglaser.de)
  • Even though populations of most animals have males and females, the way sex is determined in offspring varies. (harvard.edu)
  • All three groups of extinct marine reptiles breathed air, but evolved other adaptations to life in the open ocean, such as fin-shaped limbs, streamlined bodies, and changes in bone structure. (harvard.edu)
  • Because the physical features required to carry out lunge-feeding evolved before the extremely large body sizes observed in today's rorquals, it's likely that this sensory organ - and its role in coordinating successful lunging - is responsible for rorquals claiming the largest-animals-on-earth status," Shadwick adds. (ubc.ca)
  • 2. In zoology, a resemblance in form between the immature and adult stages of an animal. (wordinfo.info)
  • 591.3 -- Animals, stages of maturity. (cam.ac.uk)
  • ‡2 udc 650 07 ‡a 591.3 -- Animals, stages of maturity. (cam.ac.uk)
  • Journal of Animal Ecology. (mun.ca)
  • Summer distribution of fin whales in the North Atlantic, showing sightings and effort from all North Atlantic Sightings surveys, 1987 - 2015, as well as 2007 CODA and SNESSA surveys. (nammco.no)
  • Beginning in 2008, scientists created a catalog of these photos, adding new individuals and recording sightings of previously identified animals. (mentalfloss.com)
  • It is not yet known if these other sightings represent other individual orcas, or this animal. (scienceblogs.com)
  • Researchers use them with many marine animals that have distinctive markings. (mentalfloss.com)
  • Your search for ' Zoology ' in subject found 6 book(s). (cdlib.org)
  • Fin whales are found over the entire NAMMCO area, ranging from polar to tropical waters. (nammco.no)
  • Johanson and her colleagues found that the genes involved in creating the Australian lungfish's fins made proteins in a nearly identical pattern as in tetrapods by acting on the small fin bones but not the rest of the limb. (ex-christian.net)
  • To my surprise, I found myself in an experimental embryology class with Dr. Woodside, my former freshman zoology professor. (creation.com)
  • The Level 2 Technical Diploma in Animal Care course equips learners with the necessary skills and knowledge to work in diverse sectors such as the RSPCA, pet shops, kennels, catteries, ranger services, and wildlife conservation. (sccb.ac.uk)
  • Findings like these - while interesting on their own - are very important as they can aid future conservation efforts for these threatened animals. (scitechdaily.com)
  • It is a good example that conservation breeding can easily be done over decades if only there is sufficient and continuous demand for the animals. (aquariumglaser.de)
  • This information helps protect endangered animals and the habitats they live in. (amnh.org)
  • A larger body mass correlates to a relatively lower metabolic rate, while oxygen storage is directly proportional to body mass, so larger animals should be able to dive for longer, all other things being equal. (wikipedia.org)
  • With few exceptions, animals consume organic material, breathe oxygen, are able to move, can reproduce sexually, and go through an ontogenetic stage in which their body consists of a hollow sphere of cells, the blastula, during embryonic development. (dbpedia.org)
  • Also known as the Dana octopus squid for their eight arms and lack of feeding tentacles, these animals glide through the depths on a pair of huge muscular fins that unfurl from their maroon-colored body, or "mantle. (nautil.us)
  • The ribbon-like body - which ensures that oxygen and waste products have only a short distance to diffuse - is clearly advantageous for an animal with no circulatory system. (daviddarling.info)
  • 1. Similar characteristics in two animals that are a product of descent from a common ancestor rather than a product of a similar environment. (wordinfo.info)
  • To find out more, or to book a verbal description or touch tour at the Museum of Zoology for your group, please contact the Public Engagement team on 01223 768918 or [email protected] . (cam.ac.uk)
  • As a consequence, extreme physi-cal adaptations evolved in each group, such as the fluked tails, dorsal fins, and the winglike limbs of ichthyosaurs. (harvard.edu)
  • Some vaquitas have individually distinctive nicks and notches on their dorsal fins, which makes it possible to identify specific individuals from high-quality photographs. (mentalfloss.com)
  • Download the Museum of Zoology Visual Story to help plan your visit. (cam.ac.uk)
  • In a ground-breaking approach to animal care education, South & City College Birmingham is offering a course that breaks away from the conventional curriculum by introducing a variety of animals rarely seen in traditional academic settings. (sccb.ac.uk)
  • Another professor presented data indicating that animals had evolved from a marine environment because their blood fluid had the same constituents as seawater. (creation.com)
  • Active buoyancy adjustment increases dispersal potential in benthic marine animals. (mun.ca)
  • The bacteria may have originally been ingested in some way, eventually being carried in the fins or throats of larger animals like anglerfish . (2newthings.com)
  • The extendable ventral grooves enable fin whales to engulf up to 80 tons of prey and seawater before squeezing out the latter through the rows of baleen plates (Shadwick et al. (nammco.no)
  • In fact many indigenous animals, such as platypus and echidna, can detect the very low electric fields from their prey. (scotcat.com)
  • In whatever direction we turn our eyes, we everywhere meet with the varied forms of animal life. (google.pt)
  • Wild dolphins are an elusive subject for behavioral studies: How can you "do a Jane Goodall" on animals usually visible only as a glimpse of rolling dorsal fins heading for the horizon? (cdlib.org)
  • Our goal is to offer students a real-world, comprehensive experience in animal care. (sccb.ac.uk)
  • Yet despite their smallness they are voracious carnivores, eating any small animals - usually worms and crustaceans - that they can find. (daviddarling.info)
  • Aggression and competition are customarily presented as the natural state of affairs in both human society and the animal kingdom. (cdlib.org)
  • So why do Taningia invest so much energy, place themselves at so much risk, by illuminating the largest photophores in the animal kingdom? (nautil.us)
  • Animals cannot convert fats to glucose, and in many diving animals, carbohydrates are not readily available from the diet, nor stored in large quantities, so as they are essential for anaerobic metabolism, they could be a limiting factor. (wikipedia.org)
  • Is the adipose fin and the lower jaw (kype) related to social dominance in male Arctic charr Salvelinus alpinus? (uit.no)