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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce
A moderately telolecithal egg, typical of amphibians.
Industry:Natural environment
A rod-like modification of the pelvic fin of a male elasmobranch that is used to transfer sperm into the female during mating.
Industry:Natural environment
A synonym of hard coral.
Industry:Natural environment
An aggregation of unconsolidated sediment, usually sand, that covers the shore.
Industry:Natural environment
An organism which lives within the body of another organism as part of a symbiotic relationship. The relationship may be mutualistic or commensalistic; also called an 'endobiont'.
Industry:Natural environment
Containing genetic material derived from the female parent only.
Industry:Natural environment
In corals, the release of gametes into the water.
Industry:Natural environment
Laws that predict how gases will behave with changes in temperature, pressure, and volume.
Industry:Natural environment
Phenotypic variations arising from a single genotype. The phenotypic variations are due to environmental conditions, such as seasonal temperature differences; phenotypic plasticity.
Industry:Natural environment
The absence of pain in response to stimulation that would normally be painful.
Industry:Natural environment