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NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce
Cleavage resulting in blastomeres each capable of developing only into a particular embryonic structure, not into a complete organism.
Industry:Natural environment
In animal behavior, a signal fom one animal which acts as a stimulus to elicit a behavioral response in another. The cue may be visual, acoustic, or chemical.
Industry:Natural environment
Taking the form of villi (finger-like projections); in fishes, pertains to teeth which are slender and crowded closely together in bands.
Industry:Natural environment
The farthest forward or uppermost of the paired fins of most fishes, usually located in the thoracic position.
Industry:Natural environment
The process of observing data, recognizing patterns, and making generalizations from the observations; reasoning from particular facts to a general conclusion.
Industry:Natural environment
The water-covered edges of continents consisting of the continental shelf, the continental slope, and the continental rise.
Industry:Natural environment
