In biology, a colony is composed of two or more conspecific individuals living in close association with, or connected to, one another. This association...
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In biology and medicine, the term self-limiting may describe a medical condition, or it may describe an organism or colony. A self-limiting organism or...
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colony in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A colony is a territory governed by people from another country. Colony may also refer to: Colony (biology)...
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vertebrates. The colonisation of Pinus species through wind dispersion. Colony (biology) Invasive species Pioneer species O'Toole, George; Kaplan, Heidi B...
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may refer to: Colonial, of, relating to, or characteristic of a colony or colony (biology) American colonial architecture French colonial architecture Spanish...
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An ant colony is a population of ants, typically from a single species, capable of maintaining their complete lifecycle. Ant colonies are eusocial, communal...
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A colony is a territory subject to a form of foreign rule. Though dominated by the foreign colonizers, the rule remains separate to the original country...
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Coral (redirect from Coral biology)
secrete calcium carbonate to form a hard skeleton. A coral "group" is a colony of very many genetically identical polyps. Each polyp is a sac-like animal...
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In microbiology, a colony-forming unit (CFU, cfu or Cfu) is a unit which estimates the number of microbial cells (bacteria, fungi, viruses etc.) in a sample...
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such as fire dependent seed, cone, and resprouter chaparral genera. Colony (biology) Ruderal species Climax species Weed Duram, Leslie A. (2010). Encyclopedia...
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8 September 2019. "Organ System – Definition and Examples | Biology Dictionary". Biology Dictionary. 2016-10-31. Archived from the original on 2018-02-10...
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Einstein DB, Lee PS, Pixley FJ, Wang Y, Yeung YG (January 1997). "Biology and action of colony--stimulating factor-1". Molecular Reproduction and Development...
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Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF or GCSF), also known as colony-stimulating factor 3 (CSF 3), is a glycoprotein that stimulates the bone marrow...
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glance. Colony (biology) Plasmodium (life cycle) Syncytium Dikaryon Daubenmire, R. F. (1936). "The Use of the Terms Coenocyte and Syncytium in Biology". Science...
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Eusociality (redirect from Caste (biology))
of offspring from other individuals), overlapping generations within a colony of adults, and a division of labor into reproductive and non-reproductive...
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Bryozoa (section Colony forms and composition)
International Bryozoology Association List of prehistoric bryozoan genera Colony (biology) Taylor, P.D.; Berning, B.; Wilson, M.A. (November 2013). "Reinterpretation...
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Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF), also known as colony-stimulating factor 2 (CSF2), is a monomeric glycoprotein secreted by macrophages...
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In biology, a hybrid is the offspring resulting from combining the qualities of two organisms of different varieties, subspecies, species or genera through...
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Bruce; et al. (2002). Molecular Biology of the Cell (4th ed.). New York, NY: Garland Science. ISBN 0-8153-4072-9. Colony-Stimulating+Factors at the U.S...
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Biology – The natural science that studies life. Areas of focus include structure, function, growth, origin, evolution, distribution, and taxonomy. History...
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Systems biology is the computational and mathematical analysis and modeling of complex biological systems. It is a biology-based interdisciplinary field...
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Siphonophorae (section Colony characteristics)
orientation of the colony. Individuals will get larger the older they are. The larger individuals are located at the base of the colony, and their main function...
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ants) of a colony of 1063 ants, and 46% (1835 ants) of a colony of 4019 ants. The smaller colony contained six wingless queens. The larger colony had 66 chambers...
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In biology, a strain is a genetic variant, a subtype or a culture within a biological species. Strains are often seen as inherently artificial concepts...
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In biology, altruism refers to behaviour by an individual that increases the fitness of another individual while decreasing their own. Altruism in this...
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In computer science and operations research, the ant colony optimization algorithm (ACO) is a probabilistic technique for solving computational problems...
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evolve like organisms. Other problematic cases include colonial organisms; a colony of eusocial insects is organised adaptively, and has germ-soma specialisation...
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Colony collapse disorder (CCD) is an abnormal phenomenon that occurs when the majority of worker bees in a honey bee colony disappear, leaving behind...
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Black garden ant (section Colony established)
to find food, at this stage the colony will see an exponential rise in population. After several years, once the colony is well established, the queen...
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Feral cat (redirect from Feral cat colony)
neighborhood. Feral cats are known to move from colony to colony when home ranges overlap. Additionally, colony populations fluctuate as cats leave family...
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