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In taxonomy, the younger, or most recently established taxonomic name.
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Pertaining to differences in color and color pattern between the sexes of a particular species.
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The epithelial lining of the gastrovascular (digestive) cavity of cnidarians and ctenophores (comb jellies).
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The principle that when the populations of two species compete for resources, one will use the resources more efficiently, therefore outcompete and eventually eliminate the other population.
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The unit of speed used in navigation that is equal to 1 nautical mile (6,076.115 ft or 1,852 m) per hour.
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The second period of the Cenozoic era containing the Pleistocene epoch and the Holocene epoch, and dating from 1.8 million years to the present.
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A chemical substance, required in trace concentrations, which acts as a cofactor with an enzyme in catalyzing a biochemical reaction.
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A form of reproductive isolation in which two closely-related species are separated by what is often a slight difference in the niches they occupy.
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A measure of the spread or dispersion of a set of data. It is calculated by taking the square root of the variance.
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