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    In zoology, a scale (Ancient Greek: λεπίς, romanized: lepís; Latin: squāma) is a small rigid plate that grows out of an animal's skin to provide protection...
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  • Joseph Pierce Scale (zoology), a rigid plate which grows out of the skin of various animals Fish scale Reptile scale Snake scale Scale (dermatology),...
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    reflectors Photonic crystals Reptile scale Scale (zoology) Scale armour Snake scales Urokotori – Japanese fish scaler Scale Etymonline. Retrieved 28 April 2019...
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    Anatomical terms of location Canthus (snake) Fish scale Keratin Moult Reptile scale Snake Scale (zoology) from Latin mentum "chin", not mens "mind" Boulenger...
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    segments are referred to as a scutum. Fish scutes Osteoderms Scale (zoology) Snake scales Keratin Skin Skeleton Sawyer, R.H., Knapp, L.W. 2003. Avian Skin...
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    In zoology, copulation is animal sexual behavior in which a male introduces sperm into the female's body, especially directly into her reproductive tract...
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    drag ratio in gliding flight. Successive close-ups of the scales of a Peacock wing Scale (zoology) External morphology of Lepidoptera Scoble, M.J. (2005)...
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    zoology) Division (in zoology) Subdivision (in zoology) Infradivision (in zoology) Superlegion (in zoology) Legion (in zoology) Sublegion (in zoology)...
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    paired and situated just behind the rostral. Nasal scales Rostral scale Snake scales Scale (zoology) Wright AH, Wright AA (1957). Handbook of Snakes of...
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    the snout, which are also in contact with the internasals. Snake scales Scale (zoology) Wareham DC (2005). Elsevier's Dictionary of Herpetological and...
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    BBC. Retrieved June 30, 2013. see also [4] Naish, D. (2010). "Tetrapod Zoology: Clubs, spurs, spikes and claws on the hands of birds (part I)". Retrieved...
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  • The labial scales are the scales of snakes and other scaled reptiles that border the mouth opening. These do not include the median scales on the upper...
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  • This article considers the history of zoology since the theory of evolution by natural selection proposed by Charles Darwin in 1859. Charles Darwin gave...
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    Devised in 1961 by W. J. Ballantine, then at the zoology department of Queen Mary College, London, the scale is based on the observation that where shoreline...
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    "Are Snakes Slimy?". SZGdocent.org. Singapore Zoological Gardens. Retrieved 14 August 2006. "ZooPax Scales Part 3". WhoZoo.org. "General Snake Information"...
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    Zoo (redirect from Zoological garden)
    exhibition and often bred for conservation purposes. The term zoological garden refers to zoology, the study of animals. The term is derived from the Greek...
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  • In zoology, an annulus is an external circular ring. Annuli are commonly found in segmented animals such as earthworms and leeches. The bodies of these...
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  • The history of zoology before Charles Darwin's 1859 theory of evolution traces the organized study of the animal kingdom from ancient to modern times...
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    of "dejection and despair" in Deuteronomy 28:65. Leviathan Millstone Scale (zoology) Related Bible parts: Job 38, Job 39, Job 40, Psalm 74, Psalm 104, Isaiah...
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    the chitinous exoskeleton of arthropods. Fish use armour in the form of scales, whether 'cosmoid', 'ganoid' or 'placoid' and in some cases spines, such...
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    A sucker in zoology is a specialised attachment organ of an animal. It acts as an adhesion device in parasitic worms, several flatworms, cephalopods,...
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    taxa. Advancements in molecular biology and theory of evolution within zoological research has unraveled questions concerning speciation events and has...
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    Kerria lacca (redirect from True lac scale)
    Kerriidae, the lac insects. These are in the superfamily Coccoidea, the scale insects. This species is perhaps the most commercially important lac insect...
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    Snake (redirect from Snake (zoology))
    squamates, snakes are ectothermic, amniote vertebrates covered in overlapping scales. Many species of snakes have skulls with several more joints than their...
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    The electric rays are a group of rays, flattened cartilaginous fish with enlarged pectoral fins, composing the order Torpediniformes /tɔːrˈpɛdɪnɪfɔːrmiːz/...
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    Halmus chalybeus (Boisduval) (Coleoptera : Coccinellida)". Thesis (MSc–Zoology (Biological Sciences)) University of Auckland. 105 leaves with illustrations...
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    Bud (redirect from Bud scale)
    potential for general shoot development. The term bud is also used in zoology, where it refers to an outgrowth from the body which can develop into a...
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    Chin shields (category Snake scales)
    the rear of the snake (towards the tail) are called posterior chin shields. Snake scales. Scale (zoology). Introduction to reptile (snake) scales v t e...
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    held for much of the same effect.[citation needed] Tournament species in zoology are those species in which members of one sex (usually males) compete in...
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    relationships of sprint speed in Australian varanid lizards". Journal of Zoology. 278 (4): 270–280. doi:10.1111/j.1469-7998.2009.00559.x. King, D., Green...
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