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NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce
In taxonomy, the series of specimens which either constitutes the name-bearing type (syntypes) of a nominal species or subspecies or from which the name-bearing type has been or may be designated.
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Pertaining to an aquatic organism that can withstand a broad salinity range.
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Species which have a variety of morphological types.
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The pressure that is needed to counteract the osmotic passage of water molecules across a semipermeable membrane into the more concentrated solute.
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The oxygen used in meeting the metabolic needs of aerobic microorganisms in water rich in organic matter (as water polluted by sewage).
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A chemical reaction that gives off energy in the form of light instead of heat.
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A form of associative learning. Trial and error learning occurs when an animal connects its own behavior with a particular environmental response. If the response has a positive reinforcement, or it is favorable to the animal, the animal will repeat the behavior in order to receive the same response again, possibly to receive a reward. If the response is unfavorable, such as causing pain, the animal will avoid the behavior.
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A measure of storage space. One megabyte roughly translates to a million characters of text, or 180,000 words.
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