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Brood parasitism

admin — Tue, 08 May 2012 10:39:07 +0000

An event in Fishes, Insects and specially Birds, that they lay their eggs in other birds nests, from the same species (e.g. American coots), or different species (Cuckoos)

Caterpillar

admin — Sun, 06 May 2012 09:20:23 +0000

(word meaning almost hairy cat), Larval stage of Insects Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

Imago

admin — Sun, 06 May 2012 09:08:58 +0000

(Pleural: Imagines, Imagos) Adult stage in Insects; Sexually active and if the species is winged, the wings are active in this stage

Pseudoparasitism

admin — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 16:15:22 +0000

e.g. Appearance of the eggs of Dicrocoelium dendriticum in human stools, that isnt due to the infection but eating the undercooked infected liver

Nidicolous

admin — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 17:54:49 +0000

Animals specially birds that stay at their nest or birthplace for a long time after birth, due to their dependence on the parents for feeding, protection and learning survival skills.e.g. most Mammals, Marsupials and many species of Birds

It is the opposite of Nidifugous, where the animal is able to leave the nest very faster after birth.

Allopatric speciation

admin — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 20:34:42 +0000

or geographic speciation is speciation that occurs when biological populations of the same species become isolated due to geographical changes such as mountain building or social changes such as emigration.

Results are called: Allospecies

PAIR

admin — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 09:52:30 +0000

Abbreviation for: Puncture, Aspiration, Injection, Re-aspiration;

a method used for treating Hydatid cysts in human that needs an open surgery.

Polygyny

admin — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 14:19:07 +0000

Kind of relationship, in human and animals like birds for instance, where male can mate with more than one female, while female can mate with only one male.

e.g. Males of Australiann brush-turkeys (Alectura lathami) are polygynous

Hippoboscidae

admin — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 05:34:19 +0000

Louse flies or Keds, they have Winged, Vestigial winged or Wingless types,

obligate ectoparasites of Mammals and Birds.

e.g. Pseudolynchia canariensis, commonly found on Pigeons and Doves, can be the vector of Pigeon Malaria.

Piscicide

admin — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 14:17:09 +0000

Capable of killing fishes; Usually a chemical substance that is poisonous to fishes and can kill them.One use for them is to eliminate a dominant or invasive species of fish in a water body,

e.g. Rotenone, Saponins, TFN, Niclosamide, Fintrol

There are also some plants with such character like: The Tephrosia, Wikstroemia and Bariringtonia genuses are well-known as Fish poisons.