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Barrier islands Basin Bass Basswood Bathysphere Bats Battery Beach nourishment Beardworms Bears Beavers Bedrock Bee-eaters Beech family (Fagaceae) Bees Beet Beetles Begonia Behavior Bennettites Benzene Benzoic acid Bernoulli’s principle Beta-blockers Big bang theory Binary star Binocular Binomial theorem Bioaccumulation Bioassay Biochemical oxygen demand Biochemistry Biodegradable substances Biodiversity Bioenergy Biofeedback Biofilms Bioinformatics and computational biology Biological community Biological rhythms Biological warfare Biology Bioluminescence Biomagnification Biomass Biome Biophysics...
Cross section Crows and jays Crustacea Cryobiology Cryogenics Cryptography, encryption, and number theory Crystal Cubic equations Cuckoos Curare Curlews Currents Curve Cushing syndrome Cuttlefish Cybernetics Cycads Cyclamate Cyclone and anticyclone Cyclosporine Cyclotron Cystic fibrosis Cytochrome Cytology...
Ethnoarchaeology Ethnobotany Ethyl group Ethylene glycol Ethylenediaminetetra-acetic acid Etiology Eubacteria Eugenics Eukaryotae Europe Eutrophication Evaporation Evapotranspiration Even and odd Event horizon Evolution Evolution, convergent Evolution, divergent Evolution, evidence of Evolution, parallel Evolutionary change, rate of Evolutionary mechanisms Excavation methods Exclusion principle, Pauli Excretory system Exercise Exocrine glands Explosives Exponent Extinction Extrasolar planets Eye...
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Ribonucleic acid (RNA) Ribosomes Rice Ricin Rickettsia Rivers RNA function RNA splicing Robins Robotics Rockets and missiles Rocks Rodents Rollers Root system Rose family (Rosaceae) Rotation Roundworms Rumination Rushes Rusts and smuts...
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A male ring-necked pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) on Pelee Island, Ontario. Photograph by Robert J. Huffman. Field Mark Publications. Reproduced by permission....
Feral—This refers to a non-native, often domesticated species that is able to maintain a viable, breeding population in a place that is not part of its natural range, but to which it has been introduced by humans. Polygyny—A breeding system in which a male will attempt to breed with as many females as possible. In birds, the female of a polygynous species usually incubates the eggs and raises the young. Sexual selection—This is a type of natural selection in which anatomical or behavioral traits may be favored because they confer some advantage in courtship or another aspect of breeding. For example, the bright coloration, long tail, and elaborate displays of male pheasants have resulted from sexual selection by females, who apparently favor extreme expressions of these traits in their mates....
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Pheromones
Pheromones are volatile chemical compounds secreted by insects and animals. They act as chemical signals between individuals influencing physiology and behavior in a manner similar to hormones. Pheromones are important to a variety of behaviors including mate attraction, territorality, trail marking, danger alarms, and social recognition and regulation. The term pheromone is derived from the Greek words pheran (to transfer) and horman (to excite). In animals, they are produced in special glands and are released through body fluids, including saliva and perspiration. Most pheromones are biogenetically derived blends of two or more chemicals that must be emitted in exact proportions to be biologically active.
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