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seasonal

Of or pertaining to the seasons.

(Science: zoology) Seasonal dimorphism, the condition of having two distinct varieties which appear at different seasons, as certain species of butterflies in which the spring brood differs from the summer or autumnal brood.


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abiotic factors

... or does it have something to do with red-tides? If it means av-low/av-high then maybe - because this could restrict or expand the intertidal zone. seasonal climate change (as opposed to global climate change) will have no more effect on barnacle populations than it will on anything else. This is ...

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by AstusAleator
Sun Jul 12, 2009 5:48 am
 
Forum: Ecology
Topic: abiotic factors
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Views: 603

H1N1 Scare

... is well below the normal rates, partly because of the panic ramping up the response and probably keeping folks alive who might have died from a seasonal flu.

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by Darby
Sun Jun 21, 2009 9:26 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: H1N1 Scare
Replies: 11
Views: 864

Future Human Evolution

... Where epigenetics switches that on we could become the giant eyed as relatively fast as Darwin's island finches change genome switching to meet seasonal climate demands. One possibility for chemical signals that switch it on could come be surviving off giant reptiles and dwarf island mammals. ...

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by GaryGaulin
Sat May 02, 2009 9:21 pm
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Future Human Evolution
Replies: 41
Views: 5618

abiotic factors

... abiotic factor(s) is/are not limiting the size of barnacle populations in the intertidal zone ? Choose all that are correct. a. tide conditions b. seasonal climate change c. competition d. space e. rate of growth

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by missy42
Fri May 01, 2009 6:34 pm
 
Forum: Ecology
Topic: abiotic factors
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Re: Discuss monogamy & polygamy

... bonded pair, but they don't necessarily need to stay together season after season. In some situations, a long-term bonded pair has advantages over seasonal pairs - perhaps cooperation beyond mere parenting is beneficial. In humans, one could argue that our odd social structure - we need many adult ...

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by Darby
Tue Apr 08, 2008 7:55 pm
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Discuss monogamy & polygamy
Replies: 14
Views: 4643
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