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Eye color is a polygenic phenotypic trait determined by two factors: the pigmentation of the eye's iris and the frequency-dependence of the scattering...

In biology, detritus (/dɪˈtraɪtəs/) or (/dɛˈtrɪtəs/) is dead particulate organic material, as distinguished from dissolved organic material. Detritus typically...

The Zoological Society of London (ZSL) is a charity devoted to the worldwide conservation of animals and their habitats. It was founded in 1826. Since...

Reptiles arose about 320 million years ago during the Carboniferous period. Reptiles, in the traditional sense of the term, are defined as animals that...

Daubenton's bat or Daubenton's myotis (Myotis daubentonii) is a Eurasian bat with rather short ears. It ranges from Ireland to Japan (Hokkaido) and is...

The evolution of tetrapods began about 400 million years ago in the Devonian Period with the earliest tetrapods evolved from lobe-finned fishes. Tetrapods...

Nicotiana tabacum, or cultivated tobacco, is an annually grown herbaceous plant of the genus Nicotiana. N. tabacum is the most commonly grown species in...

The spade-toothed whale (Mesoplodon traversii) is a very little-known species, the rarest species of beaked whale. It was first named from a partial jaw...

Substrate-level phosphorylation is a metabolism reaction that results in the production of ATP or GTP supported by the energy released from another high-energy...

The poʻo-uli (Melamprosops phaeosoma) or Hawaiian black-faced honeycreeper is an extinct species of passerine bird that was endemic to the island of Maui...

Septa (singular septum) are thin walls or partitions between the internal chambers (camerae) of the shell of a cephalopod, namely nautiloids or ammonoids...

This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Iceland. There are twenty-eight mammal species in Iceland, of which four are endangered and four are vulnerable...

The World Banana Forum (WBF) is a permanent space of assembly for participants representing the global banana supply-chain to promote an open dialogue...

Haplogroup G-M377 is a Y-chromosome haplogroup and is defined by the presence of the M377 mutation. It is a branch of Haplogroup G2b-M3115, which in turn...

The York Chocolate (or simply York) is an uncommon American breed of show cat, with a long, fluffy coat and a tapered tail and most of them were mostly...

Crooked Tree Wild Life Sanctuary (CTWS) is a protected area in Belize. It is recognized as a Wetland of International Importance. It was designated as...

There are many methods to investigate protein–protein interactions which are the physical contacts of high specificity established between two or more...

The Tori (Estonian: tori hobune) is a horse originating in continental Estonia. The Tori comes mainly in the colors black, bay, palomino, chestnut and...

Prigogine's sunbird or Prigogine's double-collared sunbird (Cinnyris prigoginei) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. It is sometimes considered...

The Guoxia is breed of small horse from the counties of Debao, Jingxi and Tianyang in the prefecture of Baise, in the western part of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous...