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48 relations: Artifact (archaeology), Behavior, Biological specimen, Bird, Bird strike, Bycatch, Cat, Charles Darwin, Coevolution, Comparative anatomy, Conrad Gessner, DDT, Dermestes, Disease, Ecology, Evolution, Feather, Field guide, Forensic science, Galápagos Islands, Guadalupe caracara, Hans Sloane, Holotype, Ivory-billed woodpecker, Johann Friedrich Naumann, Johann Leonhard Frisch, John Latham (ornithologist), Library, List of natural history museums, Marmaduke Tunstall, Michel Adanson, Mist net, Natural selection, Ornithology, Ossification, Parasitism, Peter Simon Pallas, Pierre Belon, René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur, Royal Ontario Museum, Skeleton, Soft tissue, Species, Taxon, Taxonomy (biology), Wildlife conservation, Zooarchaeology, Zoonosis.
Artifact (archaeology)
An artifact, or artefact (see American and British English spelling differences), is something made or given shape by humans, such as a tool or a work of art, especially an object of archaeological interest.
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Behavior
Behavior (American English) or behaviour (Commonwealth English) is the range of actions and mannerisms made by individuals, organisms, systems, or artificial entities in conjunction with themselves or their environment, which includes the other systems or organisms around as well as the (inanimate) physical environment.
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Biological specimen
A biological specimen (also called a biospecimen) is a biological laboratory specimen held by a biorepository for research.
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Bird
Birds, also known as Aves, are a group of endothermic vertebrates, characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweight skeleton.
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Bird strike
A bird strike—sometimes called birdstrike, bird ingestion (for an engine), bird hit, or bird aircraft strike hazard (BASH)—is a collision between an airborne animal (usually a bird or bat) and a manmade vehicle, especially an aircraft.
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Bycatch
Bycatch, in the fishing industry, is a fish or other marine species that is caught unintentionally while catching certain target species and target sizes of fish, crabs etc.
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Cat
The domestic cat (Felis silvestris catus or Felis catus) is a small, typically furry, carnivorous mammal.
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Charles Darwin
Charles Robert Darwin, (12 February 1809 – 19 April 1882) was an English naturalist, geologist and biologist, best known for his contributions to the science of evolution.
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Coevolution
In biology, coevolution occurs when two or more species reciprocally affect each other's evolution.
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Comparative anatomy
Comparative anatomy is the study of similarities and differences in the anatomy of different species.
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Conrad Gessner
Conrad Gessner (Conradus Gesnerus; Conrad Geßner or Cůnrat Geßner; 26 March 1516 – 13 December 1565) was a Swiss physician, naturalist, bibliographer, and philologist.
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DDT
Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane, commonly known as DDT, is a colorless, tasteless, and almost odorless crystalline chemical compound, an organochlorine, originally developed as an insecticide, and ultimately becoming infamous for its environmental impacts.
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Dermestes
Dermestes is a genus of beetles in the family Dermestidae, the skin beetles.
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Disease
A disease is any condition which results in the disorder of a structure or function in an organism that is not due to any external injury.
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Ecology
Ecology (from οἶκος, "house", or "environment"; -λογία, "study of") is the branch of biology which studies the interactions among organisms and their environment.
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Evolution
Evolution is change in the heritable characteristics of biological populations over successive generations.
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Feather
Feathers are epidermal growths that form the distinctive outer covering, or plumage, on birds and other, extinct species' of dinosaurs.
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Field guide
A field guide is a book designed to help the reader identify wildlife (plants or animals) or other objects of natural occurrence (e.g. minerals).
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Forensic science
Forensic science is the application of science to criminal and civil laws, mainly—on the criminal side—during criminal investigation, as governed by the legal standards of admissible evidence and criminal procedure.
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Galápagos Islands
The Galápagos Islands (official name: Archipiélago de Colón, other Spanish name: Las Islas Galápagos), part of the Republic of Ecuador, are an archipelago of volcanic islands distributed on either side of the equator in the Pacific Ocean surrounding the centre of the Western Hemisphere, west of continental Ecuador.
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Guadalupe caracara
The Guadalupe caracara (Caracara lutosa) or mourning caracara is an extinct bird of prey belonging to the falcon family (Falconidae).
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Hans Sloane
Sir Hans Sloane, 1st Baronet, (16 April 1660 – 11 January 1753) was an Irish physician, naturalist and collector noted for bequeathing his collection to the British nation, thus providing the foundation of the British Museum.
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Holotype
A holotype is a single physical example (or illustration) of an organism, known to have been used when the species (or lower-ranked taxon) was formally described.
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Ivory-billed woodpecker
The ivory-billed woodpecker (Campephilus principalis) is one of the largest woodpeckers in the world, at roughly long and in wingspan.
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Johann Friedrich Naumann
Johann Friedrich Naumann (14 February 1780 – 15 August 1857) was a German scientist, engraver, and editor.
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Johann Leonhard Frisch
Johann Leonhard Frisch (19 March 1666 – 21 March 1743) was a German linguist, entomologist and ornithologist.
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John Latham (ornithologist)
John Latham (27 June 1740 – 4 February 1837) was an English physician, naturalist and author.
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Library
A library is a collection of sources of information and similar resources, made accessible to a defined community for reference or borrowing.
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List of natural history museums
This is a list of natural history museums, also known as museums of natural history, i.e. museums whose exhibits focus on the subject of natural history, including such topics as animals, plants, ecosystems, geology, paleontology, and climatology.
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Marmaduke Tunstall
Marmaduke Tunstall (1743 – 11 October 1790) was an English ornithologist and collector.
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Michel Adanson
Michel Adanson (7 April 17273 August 1806) was an 18th-century French botanist and naturalist, of Scottish descent.
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Mist net
Mist nets are used by ornithologists and bat biologists to capture wild birds and bats for banding or other research projects.
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Natural selection
Natural selection is the differential survival and reproduction of individuals due to differences in phenotype.
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Ornithology
Ornithology is a branch of zoology that concerns the study of birds.
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Ossification
Ossification (or osteogenesis) in bone remodeling is the process of laying down new bone material by cells called osteoblasts.
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Parasitism
In evolutionary biology, parasitism is a relationship between species, where one organism, the parasite, lives on or in another organism, the host, causing it some harm, and is adapted structurally to this way of life.
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Peter Simon Pallas
Peter Simon Pallas FRS FRSE (22 September 1741 – 8 September 1811) was a Prussian zoologist and botanist who worked in Russia (1767–1810).
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Pierre Belon
Pierre Belon (1517–1564) was a French traveler, naturalist, writer and diplomat.
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René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur
René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur (28 February 1683, La Rochelle – 17 October 1757, Saint-Julien-du-Terroux) was a French entomologist and writer who contributed to many different fields, especially the study of insects.
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Royal Ontario Museum
The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM, Musée royal de l'Ontario) is a museum of art, world culture and natural history in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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Skeleton
The skeleton is the body part that forms the supporting structure of an organism.
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Soft tissue
In anatomy, soft tissue includes the tissues that connect, support, or surround other structures and organs of the body, not being hard tissue such as bone.
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Species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank, as well as a unit of biodiversity, but it has proven difficult to find a satisfactory definition.
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Taxon
In biology, a taxon (plural taxa; back-formation from taxonomy) is a group of one or more populations of an organism or organisms seen by taxonomists to form a unit.
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Taxonomy (biology)
Taxonomy is the science of defining and naming groups of biological organisms on the basis of shared characteristics.
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Wildlife conservation
Wildlife conservation is the practice of protecting wild plant and animal species and their habitat.
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Zooarchaeology
Zooarchaeology (or archaeozoology) is the branch of archaeology that studies faunal remains related to ancient people.
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Zoonosis
Zoonoses are infectious diseases that can be transmitted between animals and humans.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bird_collections
