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NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce
The temporary or permanent association formed between a female and male animal during courtship and mating. Pair bonding is characteristic of monogamous species.
Industry:Natural environment
The frequency of a given genotype will reach equilibrium in a randomly mating population and will stay constant over many generations in the absence of selection pressures.
Industry:Natural environment
A cell that engulfs and digests debris and invading microorganisms .
Industry:Natural environment
A fine sediment often associated with river discharge and buildup of organic material in areas sheltered from high-energy waves and currents.
Industry:Natural environment
A male derived through sex change from a protogynous female in which there is a regression of the ovaries and a proliferation of testicular tissues.
Industry:Natural environment
A sponge larva which appears as a solid ball with exterior flagellated cells (except at the "posterior end").
Industry:Natural environment
A very small light often used in electronic instrumentation.
Industry:Natural environment
Benthic organisms whose shortest dimension is less than 0.1 mm.
Industry:Natural environment
