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NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce
Having haploid gametes that are similar in size, structure and motility. An isogamete can unite with another to form a zygote.
Industry:Natural environment
In taxonomy, the geographical (and, where relevant, stratigraphical) location of the occurrence of the population from which the type specimen (i.e. Holotype, lectotype or neotype) was taken.
Industry:Natural environment
Origin of a pollutant discharge from a discrete conveyance, such as an effluent from the end of a pipe.
Industry:Natural environment
The edge of the bank/shelf where depth increases rapidly into deep oceanic water.
Industry:Natural environment
The portion of an oocyte or egg that is opposite the animal pole and contains most of the yolk granules. See "animal pole".
Industry:Natural environment
That period of a year in which organisms are sexually active.
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The marine component of the Global Biodiversity Information Facility. It links marine databases around the world to provide an internet accessible, dynamic interface for comparing species level, geo-referenced biodiversity data in relation to ocean habitats. All Census of Marine Life (coml) field project data will be managed in and accessible through OBIS (www.iobis.org).
Industry:Natural environment
A character, trait or structure that has evolved to a less developed state from its ancestral form or function.
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