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Candidate species

(Science: ecology) Any species or subspecies of bird, mammal, fish, amphibian, reptile, or plant that is being considered for listing as endangered or threatened but is not yet the subject of a proposed rule.


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Are predators always smarter than their prey?

... I would find a an exclusion to the rule, after a bit of searching I haven't found much information other than crocodiles and sharks being possible candidates. Can you guys help me out here? thanks in advance :D

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by thekdog
Sat Aug 11, 2012 10:43 am
 
Forum: Zoology Discussion
Topic: Are predators always smarter than their prey?
Replies: 4
Views: 1888

Re: UV Reflective Staining

... said it could be 'radioactive materials' (of which uranium is one, uranyl acetate is another - both glow under UV light). Anyway, other potential candidates include phosphorus (which glows white under UV light) and quinine .

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by JoshuaFlynn
Mon May 07, 2012 11:28 am
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: UV Reflective Staining
Replies: 9
Views: 2030

narrowed down 1 of my unknowns help with other...

... in the wild. It is more like a dichotomous key (not really if you look at hemolysis here :) ) carefully crafted to separate the different candidates from one another in a minimum number of steps and at minimal cost. Usually this kind of lab is used to give students a feel for the different ...

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by canalon
Tue Apr 24, 2012 10:42 am
 
Forum: Microbiology
Topic: narrowed down 1 of my unknowns help with other...
Replies: 11
Views: 1810

Re: thin layer chromatography

... to a UV-Vis spec, you could scrape off the bands, elute them and take some spectra -- then assign the kids into the literature to find likely candidates. It could get complicated if some pigments are co-migrating, but it would also be fun to see if the students come up with that possible explanation.

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by jonmoulton
Mon Nov 28, 2011 10:45 pm
 
Forum: Molecular Biology
Topic: thin layer chromatography
Replies: 4
Views: 1298

Can Plant Cell Cultures Respond to Topical Hormones?

... to different cell lines in order to determine their effects on the cells at large. I will also test if the resulting cell cultures will still be candidates for organogenesis, or if the addition of hormones may have stunted their capability by affecting some obscure feedback loop. At any rate, ...

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by SharpestSpoon
Thu Nov 17, 2011 6:33 pm
 
Forum: Botany Discussion
Topic: Can Plant Cell Cultures Respond to Topical Hormones?
Replies: 2
Views: 1283
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